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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Mohammad Samra

Man lied to police about shooting that left his 3-year-old son wounded: prosecutors

A man allegedly lied to police about a shooting that left his son wounded Dec. 1, 2022 on the West Side. (Adobe Stock Photo)

A father is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly lied to police about a shooting that left his 3-year-old son wounded last week in Austin.

Milton Scott, 34, was holding on to a gun for a friend Thursday night at a home in the 100 block of North Latrobe Avenue when he left his son unattended and the boy found the gun and shot himself in the leg, Assistant State’s Attorney Gail Bembnister said at Scott’s initial court appearance Saturday.

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