4-Year-Old Louisiana Boy Fatally Shot Himself in Backseat While Adults Smoked Marijuana

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4-Year-Old Louisiana Boy Fatally Shot Himself in Backseat While Adults Smoked Marijuana

4-year-old Jarrion Walker accidentally shot himself inside a parked car next to his two infant siblings while two adults smoked marijuana in the front seats.

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