Peoria 4-year-old's shooting death ruled an accident
PEORIA -- A central Illinois coroner's jury has ruled that the January shooting death of a 4-year-old boy was an accident.
Austin Williams of Morton died Jan. 8 after he was shot in the head at a Peoria home.
The Peoria County coroner's jury ruled on the case Thursday after hearing testimony from Peoria police Detective Keith McDaniel.
McDaniel testified that Williams was shot with a handgun while playing with two cousins who are 5 and 2 years old. The older cousin found the loaded gun in a bedroom.
No charges have been filed against the gun's owner, who lives at the house where the boy was shot.
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