Father of children in accidental shooting appears in court

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee man charged after a 4-year-old shot his 2-year-old brother appeared in court Wednesday. 

Joshua Todd Walls Jr. has been charged with second degree recklessly endangering safety. 

On Saturday, police say the 2-year-old found a gun behind a cable box and handed it to his 4-year-old brother who accidentally shot him in the foot. 

The gun belongs to one of Wall's friends. In court, bond was set at $5,000. Walls also can't have any contact with the two children involved or their mother. 

Walls will be back in court in August for a preliminary hearing. 


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