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The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office today charged an Apison, Tenn., mother with criminally negligent homicide in theshooting death of her 3-year-old son last Wednesday.

Kelly L. Pittman, 26, was charged with 1 count of child endangerment and one count of criminally negligent homicide. 

Three-year-old Gavin Pittman accidentally shot himself inside a vehicle that was parked at 4724 Gates Lane, according to the sheriff's office.

The child was pronounced dead at an area hospital.

Kelly Pittman was taken into custody today and transported to the Hamilton County Jail, where she was booked on the outstanding warrants. Pittman was booked under the alias of Kelly Leigh-Anne Michaels.

She is being held under a $500,000 bond.

The family has lived there for several years, neighbors said.

"They definitely care about those kids," Janet McElroy said. "They love their kids."

Gavin was an especially rambunctious toddler, another neighbor said.

The boy's family declined to speak with the Times Free Press. His death comes months after a high-profile incident in Clarksville, Tenn., where a 2-year-old boy was shot and killed in October 2015. Authorities later arrested the boy's stepfather and said the man plotted to kill the toddler.

And in January, a 7-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the head after he was left alone in a vehicle with three other children. In that case, one child found a loaded, semi-automatic pistol inside a purse.

None of the toddlers who have been killed in the city of Chattanooga during the last five years were shot to death, according to The Toll, a Times Free Press database of homicides. Since 2011, three children ages four and younger have been killed within the city limits.

Tatiana Emerson, 3, and Tyre'Ke Evans, 4, were beaten to death. Demarcus Bryant, 1, died from an overdose when a caretaker put a powerful drug pain patch on his back.

Zoey Duncan, now 2, was shot and paralyzed from the chest down during a home invasion in Chattanooga in January 2015 — she survived.



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Criminally negligent homicide is probably appropriate.

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I'm trying to find the report told on the local news.

The boy got out of his car seat, made his way to the front passenger seat and opened the glove box. That's where the gun was.

The mom was supposedly doing something at the rear of the van.

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She probably won't get jail time. It would certainly depend on if she knew the gun was there--but I'm going with the assumption it was her vehicle and she knew.

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Ok. So the gun was in the glove box. I haven't heard if she had a concealed carry permit but I'm going to assume she does.

This kid got out of his car seat and crawled into the front and opened the glove box.

It's tragic. Don't get me wrong.

But I really don't see how it's criminally negligent homicide.




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lilyofcourse wrote:

Ok. So the gun was in the glove box. I haven't heard if she had a concealed carry permit but I'm going to assume she does.

This kid got out of his car seat and crawled into the front and opened the glove box.

It's tragic. Don't get me wrong.

But I really don't see how it's criminally negligent homicide.


 At first glance I would tend to agree.  Having a gun for protection means it is accessible.  The child needed more restraint than he apparently had. So very sad... cry



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lilyofcourse wrote:

Ok. So the gun was in the glove box. I haven't heard if she had a concealed carry permit but I'm going to assume she does.

This kid got out of his car seat and crawled into the front and opened the glove box.

It's tragic. Don't get me wrong.

But I really don't see how it's criminally negligent homicide.


 I thought a concealed weapon permit was for carrying a weapon on your person.



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I struggle with this one.

She's already lost her son, but maybe charging her might save another life.

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Guns are lethal and dangerous. You should never relax if you are in possession of a gun, especially around children. I have a concealed weapons permit. And, i don't carry it loaded unless it is on my person. If i have it my car, it is unloaded and i have possession of the bullets if the kids are in my car. If i am alone, then i will carry it loaded. There is a need obviously to have it available and ready, however, you still have to balance that with safety.
Even if i am in my house, i will have it on my nightstand with the revolver chamber loaded but open laying there. If i have to grab it in a hurry, i can see that is loaded and the just click the chamber in place while grabbing it. I like see the chamber open and that way i know if it is loaded or not on the fly.
But, i think we can see that for women, carrying a gun in a purse or laying it down around kids isn't the best of plans. I don't carry my gun in my purse. It isn't that accessible and i would forget that it is there. Wearing a gun is a bit uncomfortable as it should be.

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huskerbb wrote:

Criminally negligent homicide is probably appropriate.

 I agree. 



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