The Westmoreland County DAs office has filed criminal charges against two adults in a shooting incident that injured a 4-year-old boy in Rostraver Township over the summer.
Laura Steele and Michael Lynn are charged with endangering the welfare of children by a parent or guardian and recklessly endangering another person.
The 4-year-old boy, Ronnie Lynn, accidentally shot himself in the head with a handgun at a home in Rostraver on July 6.
He continues to receive medical care now 5 months later.
The DAs office says the boy's parents, Steele and Lynn, were both home at the time of the shooting, and that the gun was kept on the floor of a bedroom inside the home, unsecured and unloaded.
District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli said Monday "This was a tragic and unacceptable shooting that ultimately could have and should have been prevented. There is one simple solution to prevent these types of incidents from happening, and it is to store your firearms in a safe and secure location."
