Antioch grandpa charged with felonies over 3-year-old boy accidentally killing himself

ANTIOCH Contra Costa prosecutors have charged a -year-old man with two felonies after his -year-old grandson accessed a gun and fatally shot himself by accident court records show Related Articles Persons East Bay home invasion robbery threatened to shoot -year-old during robbery Fremont pedestrian hit by driver in mid-April dies of injuries Home Depot theft ring busted by Bay Area personnel Crews battle blaze at red-tagged building in Oakland East Bay man sold U S Army program to China but his employer won t be prosecuted because it turned him in Jamal Edward of Antioch was issued a notice to appear in court on June to answer criminal charges of child abuse or cruelty and improper storage of firearms both felonies Edward has not been arrested records show The fatal shooting occurred on April Officers were called to a residence on Clearbrook Road off Lone Tree Way about p m after callers revealed a shooting to the dispatch center The boy died at the scene police explained at the time Police haven t disclosed exactly how the boy accessed the gun but a spokesman for the department implied it was loose in the home calling it a heartbreaking development