08/26/2025
Buckle your Baby’s PROPERLY!!!
8 year olds do NOT belong in the front seat….
This is a tragedy that could have been prevented…
…..”The 911 caller, identified as Keiara Bickett, 28, of Indianapolis, stated that her son, Javarius Bickett, had shot himself in the head and the gun was in her car”…..
Keiara was driving with her two children, 2 year old Javarius, and his 8 year old big sister. Javarius was sitting in his car seat when they left home, but he wasn't wearing his seatbelt. Her other child, an 8 year old, was sitting in the front seat….
Keiara says they stopped at a gas station before going to CVS to pick up a prescription. When she got to CVS, Keiara went to the drive-thru, but it was closed, so she stopped to text a friend before going inside.
This is when she noticed Javarius was out of his car seat. Police said Keiara didn't know when he got out of his car seat, but she said he was in the front area of the car.
But his 8 year old big sister told a different story…
In an interview with police, Keiara's 8-year-old daughter said her mother’s purse was next to her. She also said Javarius got out of his car seat and that she and Keiara were using their hands to “hold Javarius” … WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING!!! Javarius then climbed into the 8 year olds lap. While Javarius was in her lap, the child started playing a game on her phone. Court documents say the girl heard a "loud noise" while playing the game and saw her brother fall to the floor.
Keiara’s story….
Keiara allegedly told police that as she was trying to park, she was looking at her phone and heard a gunshot. Court documents say she ducked and looked over and saw Javarius falling to the passenger side floorboard. She then stopped the car, opened the front passenger door, picked Javarius up and called 911. IMPD officers reported to “a person shot at the CVS parking lot” in the 2300 block of East 46th Street, near Keystone Avenue, just before 3 p.m. June 19.
Keiara told police she usually puts her purse and gun on the front driver's floorboard, but that day, she said it was on the front passenger seat between the center console and her other child.
Keiara also told police she didn't see Javarius with her handgun and didn't see it after hearing the gunshot.
Court documents say Keiara told police she owns a 9mm G***k Model 26 Gen 5 handgun and that she carries it in her purse when she is out and stores it in her closet inside the box it came with when she is home. Keiara mentions, when carrying the gun, she puts it in her purse and keeps it zipped. However, she doesn't think her purse was zipped that day.
Javarius was taken to Riley Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
She is facing charges after her 2-year-old son died after accidently shooting himself on the north side of Indianapolis. She was arrested for “neglect of a dependent resulting in death” on August 21, 2025.
✨Our hearts break for his big sister, family, & Javarius. Please, parents, PLEASE. Living without your child is the WORST pain!!!!! Protect your children at all costs. Buckle them properly, secure your weapons!!!!✨
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