While Changing Child’s Diaper Outside Chuck E. Cheese Man Accidentally Shoots Himself to Death

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4/16/2019|Updated: 4/16/2019

An Alabama father died after he shot himself and his daughter when he reached into a diaper bag and accidentally fired the gun lying inside. The incident happened in the parking lot of a Chuck E. Cheese, pizza parlor in Vestavia Hills, on April 13.

Jefferson County coroner’s office said on Tuesday that 22-year-old Timothy Roshun Smith Jr. has died, according to a statement by the police.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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