On October 17, 2019, 2-year-old Anthony Lee Jones died after being shot at a residence in the 6000 block of East Watson Road in Morgan County. The toddler, a resident of Indianapolis, was visiting the home when deputies found him with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators determined the firearm was a loaded handgun belonging to the child’s mother, 26-year-old Stephanie Jones. She was reportedly in a different room and told deputies she heard a loud pop while in the bathroom and returned to find her son injured. Detectives interviewed the mother and other witnesses while the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department investigated; the coroner’s office ruled the death accidental and investigators preliminarily described the shooting as an accidental self-inflicted discharge after the child discovered the unsecured gun. The prosecutor’s office reviewed the matter; no widely publicized arrests or convictions related to the parents have been reported following the immediate aftermath.

If anyone has information about the circumstances in that home or remembers relevant details from October 17, 2019, please share what you know.