A two-year-old Georgia lad has died aft accidentally shooting himself successful a Walmart parking batch portion his parents shopped for fireworks, it has emerged.
Nakyzi Odums was unsocial successful a conveyance parked astatine the superstore successful Douglas connected July 3 arsenic his parents shopped astatine a basal selling pyrotechnics conscionable feet away, witnesses told WALB.
Bystanders recalled proceeding a gunshot earlier seeing his parents, identified by household as Sam Odums and Laileighauna Parks, dashed backmost to the car and discovered their lad had changeable himself successful the chest.
The toddler was rushed to a section infirmary earlier being transferred to a trauma halfway successful Jacksonville, Florida, wherever constabulary accidental helium died connected Saturday afternoon.
Officers person launched an probe into Nakyzi's decease and are moving to find however helium got ahold of the gun.
Nakyzi Odums, 2, (center) died successful a infirmary connected Saturday aft having accidentally changeable himself successful the thorax successful a Walmart parking batch connected July 3. The toddler is pictured his parents Sam Odums (left) and Laileighauna Parks (right)
Nakyzi Odums was unsocial successful a conveyance parked astatine the superstore successful Douglas connected July 3 arsenic his parents shopped astatine a basal selling pyrotechnics (pictured) that was located conscionable feet away
Witnesses said Nakyzi had been sitting successful the beforehand spot of the car portion his parents shopped astatine the fireworks stand.
It is suspected that the weapon whitethorn person been successful the broadside of the car doorway erstwhile helium recovered it, the TV presumption reported.
The Douglas Police Department confirmed his decease successful a Facebook station connected Saturday, issuing their condolences to his loves ones.
'Our thoughts and prayers are with the household during this hard time,' the station said.
'Authorities are continuing their probe to find the nonstop circumstances surrounding the incident.'
It is unclear if Odums or Parks volition look charges successful the incident. They are not presently successful custody, according to jailhouse records reviewed by DailyMail.com.
Georgia instrumentality mostly allows anyone who is a 'lawful weapons carrier' to loaded transportation a weapon successful their vehicle.
However, Douglas Police Chief Brannen Pruette says that limb holders should instrumentality precautions to support children safe.
Pruette antecedently told WALB: 'You're allowed to person a weapon successful the car, but erstwhile there's a kid involved, you request to marque definite that the weapon is unafraid truthful that the kid doesn't person entree to it.'
Bystanders recalled proceeding a gunshot earlier seeing his parents dash backmost to the car and observe that Nakyzi had changeable himself. Pictured is the parking batch of the Walmart Supercenter successful Douglas, Georgia
Nakyzi's grandma has created a GoFundMe leafage to assistance the toddler's parents wage for his burial.
'It is with large sadness that we pass you of the nonaccomplishment of our beauteous Nakyzi Odums,' the crowdfunder reads.
'He was decidedly the airy and emotion for his parents Sam Odums and Laileighauna Parks. He smiled brightly, laughed wholeheartedly, loved unconditionally'.
The funds volition besides beryllium utilized to 'allow [his] ma and dada clip to grieve properly'.
DailyMail.com has approached the Douglas Police Department for comment.
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