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Harris County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday October 18th, 2016 :: 03:14 p.m. CDT

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HCSO Child Abuse Unit Charge Man For Shooting Gun While Playing A Video Game.

<p>(Harris County, TX)&nbsp; Investigators with the Harris County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office Child Abuse Unit has &nbsp;arrested and charged a 21 year old man for reckless injury to a child after he fired a handgun in his home while playing a video game on Saturday, September 16, 2016 at 2:45 pm in northwest Harris County.</p>

<p>Investigators say that Kevin Castillo was playing a video game in his room, when he pointed a handgun and pulling &nbsp;the trigger on what he thought was an unloaded pistol.&nbsp;</p>

<p>When Castillo pulled the trigger the handgun discharged into the television and through an adjoining wall an struck his 13 year old sister who was sitting on a bed.</p>

<p>Family members rushed to the girl&rsquo;s aid, pressing towels to the wound behind her right ear.</p>

<p>An ambulance transported her by ground to Memorial Hermann Medical Center where she was in&nbsp;good &nbsp;condition.</p>

<p>Castillo claims he&nbsp;pulled the magazine from the handgun, but &nbsp;in this incident he failed to remove the round chambered in the barrel.</p>

<p>He was released after posting a $30,000 bond and his first court appearance is December 02, 2016 in the 230th felony court.</p>

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Harris County Sheriff's Office
1200 Baker St
Houston, TX 77002

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