A 2-year-old boy is recovering from surgery after he was shot in a Waterbury home Tuesday afternoon and police are looking for a 20-year-old man who they said is responsible.
Police identified the man they are looking for as 20-year-old Kharis Samuels, whose last known address is in Waterbury.
The little boy was shot in the torso at 99 Pinecrest Dr., according to police.
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The family did not call 911 and instead brought the child brought to Waterbury Hospital around 1:35 p.m. The little boy was then flown to Connecticut Children's hospital, where he is in stable, but critical condition, police said.
Police said they determined that three to four people were in the home, including two men in their 20s, one of whom had a gun.
They said one person in the home was showing the gun to residents when it went off and hit the 2-year-old boy, who was in a walker, police said.
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Authorities have notified the state Department of Children and Families and they are investigating.
Police said Samuels might be armed and dangerous and he has ties to New York and Florida.
Police said he will be charged with assault in the first degree, illegal discharge of a firearm, reckless endangerment in the first degree, illegal transfer of a pistol or revolver, criminal use of a weapon, carrying a pistol without a permit, illegal possession of weapons in a motor vehicle and three counts of risk of injury to a child.
Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 203-574-6941. You can also call the crime stoppers anonymous tip line at 203-755-1234.
