Indiana man arrested after video showed young child playing with gun - Fox News

An Indiana man was arrested implicit the play aft a boy, reportedly his son, was seen wielding and pointing a weapon extracurricular their flat unit. 

Shane Osborne, 45, a nonmigratory of the Indianapolis suburb of Beech Grove, faces a complaint of felony neglect of a kid dependent. The apprehension was captured connected the world TV amusement called "On Patrol: Live," which follows instrumentality enforcement officers connected duty. 

Authorities responded Saturday to a 911 telephone made by a neighbour successful the flat gathering wherever the child was holding the limb successful a hallway. 

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An Indiana antheral was arrested aft a toddler, reportedly his son, was seen waving a handgun successful the hallway of an flat complex.  (Courtesy of On Patrol: Live and REELZ)

The boy, who was not named, appears to beryllium waving the weapon and pulling the trigger. No rounds were successful the gun's chamber, constabulary said. He did not look to beryllium harmed. 

"It's astir incomprehensible what you're watching," said Beech Grove Deputy Police Chief Robert Mercuri. "I saw it the adjacent time and adjacent though I knew the outcome, arsenic I'm watching the video, I was inactive scared. You find yourself catching your breath. I don't cognize however you can't ticker that video, genitor oregon non-parent and not beryllium shocked and disturbed."

When questioned by police, Osborne allegedly said helium did not person a gun. However, erstwhile officers looked astatine location surveillance video provided by a neighbor, the kid was allegedly seen successful a hallway unsocial playing with a weapon, the TV bid said successful a quality release. 

Shane Osborne, 45, of Beech Grove, Indiana, is seen successful a mugshot. Osborne faces a complaint of felony neglect of a kid babelike aft a young lad was seen wielding a weapon extracurricular an flat building. (Marion County Sheriff's Office)

"Watching that video, ohhhh, you can't, you can't unsee it," neighbour Nicole Summers told WTHR-TV. "He conscionable kept going, 'pow, pow, pow, pow.'"

Authorities seized a semiautomatic Smith & Wesson 9mm pistol from Osborne and helium was taken into custody, Fox 59 reported. 

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A mag was besides taken, which had 15 rounds wrong and the kid was returned to his mother. 

Beech Grove Mayor Dennis Buckley said helium was "mortified" by the incident. 

"I received notification from our Police Chief soon aft this incidental took place," helium said successful a statement, WTHR-TV reported. "As with each of you, I'm mortified and what took spot and I'm truthful thankful that nary 1 was hurt, particularly the young child."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.