A Baltimore grandmother faces criminal charges for failing to secure the gun that her 9-year-old grandson was carrying when he fatally shot a teenage girl last summer, officials announced Thursday, saying the indictment should serve as a warning about the importance of safe firearm storage
Nykayla Strawder, 15, was hanging out on the front porch of her family's west Baltimore rowhouse with other kids whenUnder Maryland law, the 9-year-old can’t face criminal charges because of his age. But the August shooting prompted outrage from the victim’s family and calls for adults to be held accountable for allowing children access to deadly weapons.
A grand jury indictment now accuses his grandmother, April Gaskins, of reckless endangerment and two counts of failure to secure a firearm with an unsupervised minor present, the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office confirmed Thursday. Court records show the indictment was filed in November, but Gaskins, 54, was arrested this week.
Loved ones and activists demanded “Justice for Kayla” after her death came to symbolize the myriad broken systems that have contributed to Baltimore’s high homicide rate. Family and friends remembered the high school sophomore as a vibrant personality with a bright future. Maryland law says an adult cannot leave a loaded firearm “where the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised child would gain access” to the weapon — a misdemeanor offense whose maximum penalty is a $1,000 fine.
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