Brooklyn Center man facing charges after 4-year-old nephew accidentally shoots himself

A 28-year-old Brooklyn Center man is facing charges after his 4-year-old nephew accidentally shot himself on Wednesday.

Dandre Jadon Stevenson faces one count of child endangerment and one count of negligent firearm storage.

As previously reported, Brooklyn Center officers were called to a home on a report of a child who had shot himself in the head. According to a criminal complaint, the 4-year-old boy was brought to the hospital with a non-life-threatening injury to his head.

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Investigators learned that the boy was at the home having a sleepover with Stevenson, his uncle. Stevenson was playing video games with a friend when his nephew shot himself.

Stevenson’s mother, who owns the home, said Stevenson is the only person in the home who owns a gun. She added that Stevenson admitted to her that the boy had found the gun in his room and shot himself, court documents state.

Investigators found a semi-automatic handgun wrapped in a towel in the basement of the home. A spent shell casing was still in the chamber and there was a loaded magazine.

A trigger mechanism for a firearm was also found in a dresser in Stevenson’s bedroom.

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