NAMPA — In June, a 2-year-old shot and killed themselves.

Nearly three months later, a 19-year-old Nampa man has been charged in the toddler’s death.

Jakob Dean Hirsbrunner was arrested Monday on an arrest warrant for charges of felony involuntary manslaughter and felony injury to a child.

The National Rifle Association’s gun safety rules state, “Store guns so they are not accessible to unauthorized persons.” One of the association’s “fundamental rules of safe gun handling” is “always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use.”

A toddler, in any case, is not a responsible gun owner. The NRA’s Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program teaches pre-K children to not touch guns they find.

But in Nampa, a 2-year-old got their hands on an “unsecured” firearm and shot themselves, according to a Nampa Police Department news release.

NPD did not say if the firearm was loaded, or what kind of firearm it was. NPD also did not shed light on the relationship between Hirsbrunner and the 2-year-old. The Idaho Press reached out multiple times for further information on the shooting and the arrest but did not receive a response by press time.

On June 28, NPD officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 11000 block of Yellow Pine Drive. When they arrived, they found a 2-year-old unresponsive child who had suffered a gunshot wound. The child was sent to a regional hospital but died from their injuries.

NPD’s Persons Crimes detectives and crime scene technicians assisted with the investigation. Through the investigation, law enforcement determined the toddler gained access to the unsecured firearm and accidentally shot themselves.

The case was submitted to the Canyon County Prosecutor’s Office for charging decisions and then a warrant was issued for Hirsbrunner, the gun owner. Hirsbrunner was arrested in Nampa without incident.

Cpl. Jeff Stark, of NPD’s Persons Crimes Unit, called the incident “extremely heartbreaking for all parties involved.”

“The Nampa Police Department sympathizes with the family who lost their two-year-old, but there were precautions that could have been taken to avoid such a tragedy. The Nampa Police Department emphasizes the need to be a safe and responsible gun owner so that tragedies like this are avoided.”