Overview
- Police say 3-year-old Cartier Smith found a handgun in a Southeast Side apartment and fatally shot himself.
- Mother Carley Dials, 29, is jailed on a first-degree involuntary manslaughter charge.
- Prosecutors said Dials placed the gun between her mattress and the wall after finding it around 3 a.m.
- Sean Perrin, 31, accused of bringing the gun, was arrested in the Hilltop and charged with having a weapon under disability.
- Mayor Andrew Ginther and community advocates expressed grief and urged renewed focus on child and neighborhood safety.