CHICAGO — A mother is facing charges after her 8-year-old son shot himself while playing with a handgun inside the family apartment in North Lawndale, police said.
Micquelyn Biles, 31, of the 3700 block of West 13th Street, is facing one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and one count of child endangerment after her son accidently shot himself Tuesday.
At 10:45 a.m., the 8-year-old and another boy found a handgun inside the apartment and shot himself in the abdomen, police said.
The boy was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was listed in good condition.
Police say Biles denied knowing the handgun was in the apartment. The weapon belonged to her boyfriend, police said.
As of Thursday morning, Biles' boyfriend was not in custody, but police are investigating.
Biles is set to appear in bond court Thursday.
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