Two-year-old Rio Christopher Carrington died on April 4, 2023, after he accidentally shot himself with a firearm he found in his teenage brother’s bedroom at the family home on Pocassett Drive in Arlington, Texas. The shooting occurred about 12:30 a.m.; responders found Rio with a gunshot wound to his face and he was pronounced dead after being taken to Medical City Arlington Hospital.

Investigators recovered two firearms from the home, both believed to belong to the teenage brother. Authorities say Rio discovered an unsecured gun in the brother’s room and accidentally discharged it. The brother, a juvenile whose name is not being released, was arrested and charged with making a firearm accessible to a child resulting in death and tampering with physical evidence; he is being held at the Tarrant County Juvenile Detention Center.

Who in the community can add details about the home storage of the weapons or steps families can take to keep children safe around firearms?