Camby man charged after child finds, fires gun at Fishers Ikea

FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) — A Camby man has been charged after a child found and fired a gun inside of an Ikea in Fishers.

62-year-old Francis Wright faces one count of criminal recklessness, a level six felony.

He is set to appear in court on July 11.

It happened around 2 p.m. Monday at the Ikea located at 11400 Ikea Way in Fishers.

According to court documents, two six-year-old boys were playing on a couch and found a gun, firing it into the couch. No one was injured.

Investigators said Wright returned to the area and said the firearm, a Kel-Tec model P3AT .380 caliber semi-automatic, was his.

He said he was wearing shorts that had shallow pockets and that the gun probably fell out when he crossed his legs.

He told investigators that his back was hurting, so he sat down on the couch. After he left to catch up with his family, he noticed his gun was missing.

Also taken in by Fishers police were a stainless steel Meggar magazine, five live rounds and a shell casing.

Ikea issued this statement at the time:

We take this incident very seriously and we have offered the family of the child involved our sincerest apologies. Safety and security of customers and co-workers is the top priority for IKEA. We have processes in place to ensure that the store is safe for customers and co-workers.  For example,  our store team has regular safety walks and audits which happen before, during and after opening hours. In addition, IKEA has a no weapon policy in our locations to prevent exactly these types of situations.  As soon as we were aware of the situation, our co-workers took the action that they were trained to do to ensure the safety of customers.  We are cooperating with police as they investigate this incident.

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