On April 5, the manager of a convenience store near Conway approached an Horry County police officer and said an employee arrived at work crying, according to a police report. The employee told the manager that overnight, her son had removed a gun from a gun safe and shot himself. She then showed the manager the injuries, which were below the child's diaper on the lower leg, the report states. There were two marks with skin missing. The report indicated the child is 1 year old.