A mother and father in Kansas face felony charges after one of their children allegedly used an unsecured shotgun to kill two siblings. The incident occurred in March at the family home in Brookville.
Aaron French, 37, and Makayla French, 28, were charged with four counts of aggravated child endangerment in the deaths of Paxton French, 8, and Lilly French, 5. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said a young child found a loaded gun that was not properly secured and shot the two siblings on March 28.
Lilly French was pronounced dead at the scene. Paxton French was airlifted to a hospital and died on April 3. The Ellsworth County attorney filed the charges on July 10.
The parents are scheduled to appear in court on July 28. Police have not disclosed how the child accessed the weapon or how many shots were fired. The charges allege the parents recklessly placed their children in danger of physical harm.