JACKSON, Ohio - The father of a 4-year-old boy who shot
and wounded a teen with a shotgun said he removed firearms
from his Ohio home following the incident. The boy,
apparently angry at 17-year-old Nathan Beavers, loaded a
shotgun and fired it at the youth, spraying pellets in
his arm and leg, the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch reported
Tuesday. Beavers is recovering at Ohio State University
Medical Center in Columbus. The boy is in the custody of
his parents "until we see what the prosecutor wants to
do," Jackson County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Jim Ephlin
said. Prosecutor Jonathan Blanton said the shooting had a
"weird, weird set of facts," adding he doubted the 4-year-
old would end up in the juvenile justice system over the
Sunday incident at the 4-year-old's grandmother's home
near Jackson, Ohio. The boy's father said counseling was
being arranged for his son, adding he was shocked his son
knew how to load and fire the shotgun. The boy has watched
others shoot but wasn't taught how to handle a gun, the
parent told the Dispatch. "It was an accident. He just
thought it was another toy gun," the father said. "He
didn't appreciate what it could do." "The guns are gone
out of our house," he added. "They're not going to be
around with the kids anymore. It's not worth it."