Manassas Man Charged After 7-Year-Old Son Shoots Himself In The Hand

(Manassas)- A 35-year-old Manassas man faces a felony child neglect charge after his 7-year-old son shot himself in the hand Sunday.  Authorities say the boy located an unsecured firearm inside the house and while handling it, a round discharged and struck him in the hand before traveling through a bedroom wall and into a bathroom.  The victim’s injuries were non-life threatening.  35-year-old Erik Brown has been arrested.