The father of a 4-year-old New Jersey boy who fatally shot himself has been released from jail. According to NJ.com, Andrew Mack was released from custody today after a first appearance by video in Burlington County Superior Court.
Mack was reportedly asleep in bed on February 7 with a 9-millimeter handgun next to him when his son Lincoln grabbed the gun and brought it into another room. The 4-year-old shot himself in the cheek and subsequently died at a hospital.
Mack is facing charges of endangering the welfare of a child and a disorderly persons offense.
Read the NJ.com story here.
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