Father of 5-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself held on bond
The father of the 5-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself was held on bond during a court appearance Tuesday.Trae Colvin, 28, is charged with two counts of felony child neglect and two counts of misdemeanor child neglect.Omaha police said the child accidentally shot himself Sunday with an unsecured firearm inside a bedroom in the house.READ MORE: Omaha police arrest 28-year-old man after 5-year-old boy accidentally shoots himselfProsecutors said Colvin came home and had the gun in his pants pocket, then he and the children laid down for a nap. He awoke to the gunshot and the 5-year-old flailing his arm around, covered in blood. Colvin then stored the gun in a safe before driving the children to Council Bluffs to pick up the child's mother, then they went to the hospital, prosecutors said. The child is expected to fully recover, Omaha police said.'My heart shattered': Mom of 5-year-old who shot himself shares her side of the storyOmaha police said the child's mother, 27-year-old Gabriella Gutierrez, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor child neglect. She told KETV that she was working and not home at the time of the incident."When I first saw him, my heart shattered," Gutierrez said. "I could tell he was hurting, but he was trying to be a brave boy."She said she was working Sunday when her fiancé called her with the news. She told KETV it was a through-and-through gunshot wound with no bullet fragments or broken bones.Prosecutors said Omaha police reported that the house was covered in trash and infested with cockroaches.Child Protective Services took her 5-year-old son and 7-month-old daughter after the shooting.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
