A convicted felon pled guilty in connection with the accidental fatal shooting of his 3-year-old son.

The accidental shooting happened in Elsa last October when the child got a hold of his dad’s gun.

The father, Salvador Duenez, was not allowed to have a gun as a convicted felon/

Duenez pled guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm in federal court Thursday.  His sentencing is scheduled for September.

Duenez also faces state charges for unlawfully possessing the firearm and has an arraignment scheduled on July 18.

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