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A mother in Rankin Borough faces serious charges after her four-year-old son was shot — not bitten by a dog as initially reported — after she left a gun unsecured in her purse while children were unsupervised. Allegedly, she instructed her teen daughter to cover up the incident. Now charged with endangering children, corruption of minors, and tampering with evidence, Ruth Hicks awaits arraignment as authorities investigate how the firearm became accessible to the child. This tragic case underscores the critical danger of unsecured guns around young children.

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