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At around 6:30 p.m. on August 4, police responded to Fern Oak Circle to find residents of a downstairs unit with a bullet hole in their ceiling, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.
Although no one was injured, officers went to the unit above and found Delontae Harris, 20, with his 2-year-old son, who had shot the gun, authorities said.
Law enforcement said the toddler gained access to a loaded Taurus 9mm handgun and shot it through the apartment below.
The gun was seized and Harris was charged with felony child endangerment and allowing access of a loaded firearm to a child, the police reported.
Delontae was held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail on a $2,500 bond and Child Protective Services gave the child to a responsible adult, officials said.
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