Man Jailed In Texas Boy’s Accidental Shooting Death
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Man Jailed In Texas Boy’s Accidental Shooting Death
The boyfriend of the mother of an 11-year-old Texas boy who died in an accidental shooting was jailed Friday, charged with tampering with evidence.
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HOUSTON (August 14, 2009)--Police now say the boyfriend of a Houston woman whose 11-year-old son was accidentally shot to death is accused of moving the gun.

Ronnie Dewayne Brown, 23, was jailed Friday, charged with tampering with evidence.

His bond was set at $5,000.

Police initially were told that LaTorick Watson and his two brothers were looking for a phone when a backpack containing their mother’s gun was jostled and the gun discharged.

But investigators later determined Watson's 13-year-old brother was playing with a gun that Brown owned and that it was that weapon that discharged, killing the 11-year-old.

Police say they think Brown put his pistol in his car after the shooting.

Detective J.T. Barringer says maybe the woman "didn't want her boyfriend to get involved," even though the shooting appears to have been accidental.


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