Tuesday, August 23 2011 1:23 AM EDT2011-08-23 05:23:03 GMT
The Lubbock 4-year-old accidentally shot in the stomach by his 5-year-old brother is improving, and on Monday he was listed in fair condition at the hospital. Child Protective Services is investigating the family and confirms two prior investigations for neglectful supervision.
Monday, August 22 2011 2:16 PM EDT2011-08-22 18:16:23 GMT
UPDATE: A Lubbock 4-year-old has been upgraded to fair condition after his 5-year-old brother accidentally shot him in the stomach using his father's handgun Saturday night.
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) -
A Lubbock father is facing a felony charge after his 4-year-old son was accidentally shot by the child's 5-year-old brother with the father's gun.
Justin Jones, 32, was arrested early Wednesday. He is charged with injury to a child.
The indictment states that on August 20th Jones ‘did then and there recklessly, by omission cause serious bodily injury Tyler Jones, a child 14 years of age or younger, by failing to secure a readily dischargeable firearm…'
The 4-year-old boy has since been released from the hospital. We're told it was Jones' work duty weapon that was involved in the shooting. At the time of the shooting, Justin Jones was a jailer for the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office. He was terminated from his job Wednesday morning.
In August, Lubbock police reported that Jones told them he was asleep when the shooting took place. Jones said that the child got the gun from the top shelf of his closet.
At the time of the shooting, Jones grandfather, Michael, told KCBD NewsChannel 11 that Justin ran to his house a block away with the injured child in his arms because he did not have a phone to call 911.
CPS is also involved in the investigation.
Jones was taken to the Lubbock County Detention center but was out on bail as of Wednesday evening. His bond was set at $100,000.
Justin Jones (Provided by Lubbock County Sheriff's Office)
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