Indiana man charged after his gun is fired by child inside Ikea store

An Indiana man accused of dropping a loaded handgun in an Ikea furniture store that was found – and fired – by a child has been charged in the incident.

Francis T. Wright, 62, of Camby, a southeastern suburb of Indianapolis, was charged Wednesday with one count of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. He faces a July 11 hearing.

Police say the weapon slipped from Wright’s pants pocket on Monday when he sat on a sofa in the furniture store, located in the town of Fishers, just northeast of Indianapolis.

Ikea, which is based in Sweden, apologised for the shooting and said its stores have a no-weapons policy.