Police believe the victim was preparing to leave and placed his gun on a nearby chair where the child then grabbed it.
The children's abduction prompted an Amber Alert on Thursday.
On Wednesday, around 12:30 a.m., Chesterfield and Virginia State University police responded to a reported shooting on Boisseau Street near Daniel Gymnasium.
Autumn (Oxley) Crittendon, a former cast member of MTV’s "16 and Pregnant" died Saturday. She was 27.
One person was killed and several others were injured after a pickup truck collided with a horse-drawn buggy in Virginia on Sunday.
He pleaded guilty last week to two counts of ammunition possession and had faced up to 12 years in prison.
Three kittens were found inside in an orange bag in the compactor, animal control officials said.
Numbers on a fortune cookie helped a Virginia woman win a $50,000 Powerball prize.
The crash remains under investigation. It’s unclear if charges will be filed.
The dog was found fighting to free herself while being tied up inside the trash bag in the woods.
Virginia State Police issued an Amber Alert for a missing 15-year-old girl who was believed to be in extreme danger.
