Neglect, Drug Charges Filed Against Parents of 16-Month-Old Boy Fatally Shot by Brother

Neglect, Drug Charges Filed Against Parents of 16-Month-Old Boy Fatally Shot by Brother
A Lafayette Police Department car in Indiana in July 2019. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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LAFAYETTE, Ind.—Prosecutors have filed neglect and drug charges against the parents of a 16-month-old boy fatally shot by his 5-year-old brother after the older child found a handgun in their apartment.

The charges against Deonta Jermaine Johnson, 27, and Shatia Tiara Welch, 24, of Lafayette were unsealed Tuesday following their arrests the day before in LaPorte, news outlets reported.