The father of a four-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter after the child died from a gunshot wound, police said Thursday.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police were called to Charleston Place, off Monroe Road in southeast Charlotte, at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Officers found the boy, identified as Demario Warren, with what they described as a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Paramedics transported the child to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
After the shooting, investigators questioned the boy's father, 25-year-old Dayshawn Warren. He was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and improper storage of a firearm. Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office records show Warren was being held Thursday afternoon on $100,000 bond.
Case Update: The victim in this case has been identified 4-year-old Demario Warren. The victim’s family has been notified of his death. On 11/02/2022, Dayshawn Warren (DOB: 10/15/1997), the victim’s father, was interviewed by police following the shooting incident. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/k02g3VjWGh
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