OTHELLO — A 4-year-old shot in the head Saturday in Othello, about 50 miles north of the Tri-Cities, has died and his father was arrested.
Felipe Tapia-Perez, 27, was booked into the Adams County Jail on investigation of second-degree manslaughter, possession of a stolen gun and alien in possession of a firearm, Othello police posted on Facebook on Sunday.
Tapia-Perez told investigators on Saturday that he accidentally fired the gun, striking his 4-year-old son in the head, the Tri-City Herald reported.
The family drove the boy to a local hospital and the child was to be flown by air ambulance to a Spokane hospital. It was not clear Sunday if he died before he could be transferred.
Tapia-Perez was cooperating with police, officials said.
