A Texas man was charged with murder after allegedly shooting his 3-year-old stepson in the head because the child would not stop jumping on the bed.

George Coty Wayman initially told police the boy was bouncing on the bed shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday and accidentally landed on the gun, causing it to fire, reported KFDX-TV.

But investigators said the evidence did not match up with the 18-year-old Wayman’s account, and they said he admitted to pointing the gun at the child and threatened to shoot if he did not stop jumping on the bed.

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Wayman said the gun accidentally fired and struck the child, identified by authorities as Dominic Tra’Juan Castro, in the back of the head.

He was pronounced dead about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The boy was shot in a fifth-wheel trailer that he shared in rural Clay County with other family members, including Wayman, who police described as his stepfather.

Wayman was charged about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday with capital murder because the victim was younger than 6 years old.

One witness said the boy accidentally caused the weapon to fire as he jumped on the bed, but authorities haven’t said whether that person would be charged.

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Wayman remains jailed without bond.