AP

Man charged after child fires handgun in Fishers Ikea

(Source: https://goo.gl/HSHtXo License: https://goo.gl/OOAQfn)

FISHERS, Ind. (AP): A suburban Indianapolis man accused of dropping a loaded handgun in an Ikea store that was found – and fired – by a child has been charged.

Sixty-two-year-old Francis T. Wright of Camby was charged Wednesday with one count of criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon. He faces a July 11 initial hearing.

Fishers police say the weapon fell from Wright’s pants pocket Monday when he sat on a sofa in the furniture store just northeast of Indianapolis. A 6-year-old boy found the gun and fired it. No one was injured.

Ikea apologized for the shooting and said its stores have a no-weapons policy.

Court records don’t list an attorney for Wright. A message seeking comment was left Thursday at his home.

Related posts

Gov. Pence’s Medicaid expansion codified in new bill

AP News

Judge denies prosecutor’s request to move Kosciusko County sheriff’s trial

AP News

Netanyahu Says He’s Skeptical Of An Iran Breakthrough

AP News

Leave a Comment