The parents of a 3-year-old girl accidentally shot to death by a sibling in Frederick on Mother’s Day were criminally charged this week in connection with what was the third accidental gunshot death of a child along the Front Range in less than a month.
The Frederick shooting and the recent accidental self-inflicted shooting deaths of children in Denver and Fort Collins highlight the critical need for proper gun storage, safety advocates say.
Brett Eskam, an Adams County sheriff’s sergeant, and his wife Elaine Eskam each have been charged with six counts of unlawful storage of a firearm, a class 2 misdemeanor, the Weld County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
