A Scranton man facing felony charges after police say his ten-year-old son shot himself in the hand with his gun waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Last month, police charged Michael Lemongello with endangering the welfare of his son.<\/p>\n
At about 9:30 p.m. on May 19, city police were called to\u00a0 Regional Hospital of Scranton on a report of a youngster with a gunshot wound to the hand.<\/p>\n
Officers determined the 10-year-old had accidently\u00a0shot himself in the left hand with a loaded 9 mm Taurus firearm at a residence on Cherry Street in Scranton.<\/p>\n
The bullet fractured his hand, passing through his palm and exiting the top.<\/p>\n
Lemongello, 56, of 646 Cherry St., told police he usually kept the loaded 9 mm Taurus firearm in a safe place, but had taken it out and placed it on the shelf temporarily.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
Lemongello faces a felony charge of endangering the welfare of a child.\u00a0The case has been transferred to Lackawanna County Court.<\/p>\n
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