๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐
- Austin
- 2 days ago
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๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ , ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ . ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
On the evening of August 6, 2026, deputies with the Boone County Sheriff's Office responded to University Hospital for a reported gunshot wound victim. Deputies learned the victim was a child.
Deputies spoke with Dontay Lamont Palmer, who reportedly said the child had been in the home's living room unattended when the child may have used a burning candle to ignite a firework or fireworks that were also in the living room.
The probable cause statement says the child sustained an injury to the left index finger, resulting in partial loss of the finger. Palmer admitted to keeping firearms in the home but claimed they had all been put away in a game room.
Deputies also spoke with a reporting party, who stated she received a telephone call from Palmer. Palmer reportedly told her, "there's been an accident," and said the child had shot themself in the hand.
The reporting party later asked Palmer what had occurred. She told deputies Palmer said, "I can't. I can't. That's gonna be child neglect felony." She also stated she was especially concerned because Palmer was "trying to convince everyone no gun was involved."
Deputies then obtained a court-approved Boone County search warrant for Palmer's residence. Inside the home's front door, deputies reported locating a blood trail leading to a southeast bedroom.
Inside the bedroom, deputies reported finding four loaded firearms, including one firearm near a child's high chair. According to the probable cause statement, a spent .223-caliber cartridge case was lying under the firearm and was similar to cartridges loaded in the firearm.
Deputies also reported observing blood on the high chair's tray, the bedroom floor, and a doorpost. Deputies found no signs that a firework or fireworks had been discharged in the living room or anywhere around the residence, as Palmer had indicated. Deputies also reported finding no designated bedroom, bed, or sleeping area for the child.
The probable cause statement notes that Palmer has a prior conviction for a firearm-related offense in California.
Palmer is now charged with endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree involving serious physical injury.
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