Gary man avoids prison after Chicago 5-year-old fatally shot himself

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Dec. 17, 2025, 4:01 p.m.
Last Updated Dec. 17, 2025, 4:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/gary-man-avoids-prison-after-chicago-5-year-old-fatally-shot-himself/

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A Gary man avoided prison Wednesday after he left a loaded gun out, then went to sleep. His cousin’s son, 5, found it and fatally shot himself in the head. Jacorri Danzy, 34, pleaded guilty last month to reckless homicide, a Level 5 felony. Citing a lack of criminal history, no intent to hurt the ...