LA Mother Chelsie Hamm Arrested After Toddler Shoots Self With Gun Left On Table As She Napped Outside Shreveport Home

SHREVEPORT, LA. (THECOUNT) — Shreveport, LA., mother, Chelsie Hamm, was arrested and charged with “Illegal Use of a Weapon,” over a shooting that left a 3-year-old boy in her care with a gunshot wound to the arm. The child is expect to recover.

Police are investigating the early morning shooting in south Shreveport after they responded to reports of a reported “accidental shooting,” in the the 100 block of Flournoy Lucas Drive.

Arriving officers located a three year old inside of the residence suffering from a single gunshot wound to the arm. source

The Shreveport Fire Department transported the child to University Health Hospital where his injuries were reported to be non-life threatening.

Hamm, who reported the shooting as an accident, was later charged as a suspect in the shooting.

Following witness interviews and examination of evidence, investigators believe Hamm was sleeping outside of the home on the front porch and left the gun unsecured inside of the home where it was a foreseeable danger to the three small children inside. Following interviews with investigators, Hamm was booked into the Shreveport City Jail on one count of Illegal Use of a Weapon. Child protection was notified.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact 911.