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A New York man has been arrested after police say he fatally shot a 7-month-old as he tried to stand while holding a loaded shotgun.
Shortly before 4 p.m. on November 28, officers from the Rome Police Department responded to a residence on the report of an injured child.
Upon arrival, the officers found a 7-month-old baby boy deceased inside of the residence, according to a police news release. The baby suffered a fatal gunshot wound, police said.
The following morning, 18-year-old Henry W. Bartle, who police identified as the boyfriend of the baby’s mother, was arrested in connection with the shooting.
According to a preliminary investigation, officers determined Bartle was in the living room with his girlfriend and her son, when he took out his 12-gauge shotgun in order to clean the weapon.
After cleaning the shotgun, Bartle also loaded the weapon and installed an accessory grip onto it, police said in the news release. During this time, the shotgun rested in his lap with the muzzle pointed in the baby’s direction, the document adds.
When Bartle later tried to stand up while still holding the weapon, the gun discharged and struck the baby in the upper body area, authorities said.
Police said the baby’s identity is being withheld until all family members are notified.
Bartle was charged with one count of criminally negligent homicide and is being held in the Oneida County Correctional Facility.
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