LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 6-year-old boy died after he was accidentally shot in Radcliff last weekend, according to police.
Radcliff Police officers responded to an accidental shooting at North Street, near Dixie Boulevard, around 12:45 p.m. Jan. 25. When police arrived on scene, they found a 6-year-old boy shot in the head lying on the floor.
According to an arrest citation, Damarco Callen, 26, left his loaded gun under a pillow where he, a woman and four small children sleep. Callen told police he took a plate into the kitchen, leaving the child alone with the gun under the pillow.
Police said Callen told officers he heard a gunshot while he was in the kitchen. When he returned to the bed, Callen found the child laying face down on the bed in a pillow with a gunshot wound, according to an arrest citation.
On Monday, Radcliff police confirmed the boy died.
Police said the three other children and the woman were in another room when the shooting happened.
Callen was charged with assault and wanton endangerment, among other charges.
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