Indiana Man Charged With Child Neglect After 2-Year-Old Finds Gun on Bed and Shoots Him in the Back

Indiana Man Charged With Child Neglect After 2-Year-Old Finds Gun on Bed and Shoots Him in the Back
Police caution tape blocks the entrance to the site of a shooting in Indianapolis on April 16, 2021. Jeff Dean/AFP via Getty Images
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FORT WAYNE, Ind.—An Indiana man faces felony charges after he was shot in the back by a 2-year-old boy who found the weapon on a bed, according to authorities.

Justin T. Wiley, 32, of Fort Wayne was charged this week with neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury and unlawful possession of a handgun. He is not legally allowed to carry a gun because of prior felony convictions, The Journal Gazette reported.