A Scranton man faces felony charges after police say his ten-year-old son shot himself in the hand with a gun.<\/p>\n
At about 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, city police were called to Regional Hospital, Jefferson Avenue, on a report of a youngster with a gunshot wound to the hand.<\/p>\n
Officers spoke with Michael Lemongello, who said the gun was on a shelf near his bed.<\/p>\n
Lemongello, 56, of 646 Cherry St., said he usually keeps the loaded 9 mm Taurus firearm in a safe place, but had taken it out and placed it on the shelf temporarily.<\/p>\n
Officers spoke with the 10-year-old who said he didn\u2019t know the gun was loaded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI picked it up and was clicking it, but it wasn\u2019t going forward,\u201d he told officers. \u201cWhen it did go forward, it went through my hand.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hospital staff said the youngster was being transported to Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest Hospital in Allentown.<\/p>\n
They said the bullet went through his left palm and exited out the top of his hand. He was being transported to see a pediatric orthopedic specialist.<\/p>\n
Medical staff said the child was stable, but that his hand was fractured.<\/p>\n
Officers spoke with Joy Smith, the child\u2019s mother, at the Cherry Street residence.<\/p>\n
She said she had heard a bang and then her son screaming. She went upstairs and told Lemongello to call 911, but he insisted on driving the child to the hospital himself.<\/p>\n
Smith said she yelled at Lemongello in the past to keep the guns safe. She said the guns would sometimes be \u201claying around.\u201d<\/p>\n
She reiterated that she told Lemongello to lock the guns up because their 10-year-old was curious and always touching things.<\/p>\n
Lemongello is charged with endangering the welfare of a child. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on June 2 before District Judge Alyce Farrell.<\/p>\n
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