Colorado Springs 2-year-old’s death not ruled a homicide
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says the fatal shooting of a two-year-old boy on Sunday night isn’t being considered a homicide, but criminal charges are pending.
Lohki Bloom was shot in the 1500 block of Hartford Street south of Colorado Springs and then taken to the hospital, where he died from his injury Sunday night.
The sheriff’s office hasn’t specifically said that the shooting was accidental, but it’s still under investigation. Bloom’s cause of death will be determined by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office.
It’s not clear what criminal charges may be filed in this case.
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A two-year-old is dead after being shot Sunday evening. The Coroners Office later identified the boy as Lohki Bloom.
It happened around 5 p.m. at 1533 Hartford Street south of Colorado Springs. Deputies responded to a shooting of a two-year-old. Bloom was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Information at this time is still not clear.
Jacqueline Kirby, media relations manager for the sheriff’s office, said, “We really have to do our due diligence and make sure that we shore everything up and that we have all of the information so that we can really find out what happened last night.”
Crime tape blocked off the area for most of the night and into the morning. Neighbors say this is a sad situation.
Miranda Hobbs who babysat the Bloom said, “But he was really sweet, and he really loved, I don’t know, he was just sweet, he was nice.”
Hobbs also added that she feels for the siblings.
“They don’t deserve to go through this, not at all. I don’t care whose fault it is but like, they are never going to be the same. Ever.”
Kirby added saying no matter the situation, Keep firearms as far away from children as possible.
“For people that own firearms to always make sure they are unloaded, they are locked, and they are out of the reach of children so we can prevent tragedies. But again, we don’t know if that’s exactly what happened last night,” Kirby said.
Kirby also said that the crime scene was large, leading to a longer investigation.
