Minneapolis man convicted of child endangerment, illegally possessing weapon

Krystal Frasier KSTP

Kendall Hampton (Hennepin County Jail)

Court records show a Minneapolis man has been convicted of two felony charges after a 2-year-old was shot in the face earlier this year.

Kendall Hampton, 36, entered guilty pleas to charges of child endangerment by firearm access resulting in substantial physical harm and illegally possessing a firearm last Tuesday.

Police were called to the 1500 block of Lasalle Avenue in March after a 911 caller reported a child was bleeding from his face.

When police arrived, the caller told police she was sleeping in the same room as the 2-year-old when she awoke to him screaming and saw him bleeding significantly from his face. The complaint says Hampton was also in the room at that time and met police in the lobby of the building, saying he was a neighbor who came down to see what happened.

After officers told Hampton to wait so they could get a statement from him, he left and refused to come back when he was called, the complaint states.

The boy was taken to a hospital where it was learned that he’d been shot in the left cheek. The boy was in critical condition but stabilized over time, authorities said.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled for the morning of Oct. 11.