Did Christopher Mitchell shoot his 2 year old son in the head?
- Thursday, January 15, 2009, 13:42
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Arrested: Christopher Mitchell (age:25)
Reason for arrest: shooting his two year old son in the head
Victim’s Name: Jacob Mitchell (age: 2)
Where crime occurred: Johnson City Tennessee at the Value Place Hotel in Boones Creek.
Details: A two year old boy is dead from a gunshot wound to the head. Police have arrested the boy’s father and charged him with first degree murder; however, the father insists his son’s death was an accident. He told police that he awoke at 10:30 Sunday night and heard a sound like a firecracker going off. Apparently he then found his son dead. He must have panicked and realized police were going to think he did it so he hid the gun. It is unclear who called police, but police were called and the child was transported to the hospital where he died.
Police are not convinced that Christopher Mitchell is telling them the truth about how his son died. They are treating the case like a homicide pending further investigation. Prosecutors say even if it turns out to have been an accident Christopher Mitchell could still face a major murder charge due to his negligence in storing his gun where he knew his child could reach it given the child had gotten into the drawer before.