PORTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Police say a man was arrested after a 3-year-old picked up an unattended handgun and pointed it at a family member at a home in central California.
Officials in Porterville say the gun was quickly taken away from the child and nobody was hurt.
READ MORE: 1 Dead In Sonoma Co. Brushfire As Heat Wave Grips Much Of CaliforniaThe Fresno Bee reported Saturday that officers responded after authorities got a call that a child had access to an unattended handgun.
READ MORE: Man Arrested For Fatal Shooting At Sacramento Truck StopPolice say the man left the gun on a couch when he went into another room and the child picked it up.
MORE NEWS: Tuesday's Show Info. (6/28/22)The 38-year-old suspect fled the scene with the weapon but officers found him and the gun at his residence the next day.