On February 27, 2021, 4-year-old Jeremiah Isaiah Tapia-Arteaga was fatally wounded by a gunshot to the head in Othello, Washington. Family members drove Jeremiah to a local hospital and he was later transferred to a Spokane hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police quickly focused their investigation on Jeremiah’s father, 27-year-old Felipe Tapia-Perez. Authorities say Tapia-Perez was cooperative and told investigators he accidentally fired the weapon while he was inside his car and Jeremiah stood outside near the passenger side window. Tapia-Perez was arrested and booked into the Adams County Jail on multiple charges, including second-degree manslaughter and possession of a stolen firearm. The Washington State Crime Lab assisted the Othello Police Department with the investigation.

What information do readers have about the circumstances that led to the shooting or about the family’s situation that day?