"No charges expected" after boy, 4, shoots and kills (former Special Forces) father

[Robb]

PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. -- Police aren't expected to seek charges in the death of an Arizona man who was accidentally shot by his 4-year-old son, authorities said.

Justin Stanfield Thomas, 35, was fatally shot Friday after he and his son traveled from Phoenix to a friend's home 90 miles away in the northern Arizona community of Prescott Valley for a surprise visit.

The boy found the loaded gun in the home within minutes of arrival, asked a question about it and pulled the trigger, Prescott Valley Police spokesman Brandon Bonney said.

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Bonney said the gun should have been locked away, but that Thomas' friend, whose identity hasn't been released, was caught off guard by the unannounced visit. No children lived in the house.

Read More: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/charges-expected-fatal-shooting-ariz-boy-19360855

Lives lost and destroyed. And nothing will be done.

[SheilaT]

1. I just love all those responsible gun owners out there.

Sure makes me feel safe.

Not.

[reformist2]

2. Not until you're 12, son.

[Shankapotomus]

3. Guns don't kill people

Unannounced pop-ins kill people.

Please. Call ahead first.

[Robb]

6. That's the message. The dead father is at fault, you see.

He failed to call ahead and tell the responsible gun owner that he was coming; ergo he deserves to have been shot by his curious 4 year-old boy.

[Shankapotomus]

7. Of course

I mean, it's just common courtesy to call ahead first. Gheez.

[onehandle]

4. Guns are people too, my friend. nt

[Victor_c3]

5. If only the father had a gun... n/t