In a dramatic event that has shocked the community ofMiami-Dade, shocking images captured by a security camera in a home revealed the moment when a three-year-old girl shot herself with aweapon that he found inside his house.
The incident occurred last Sunday, around 4 p.m., at a residence located in west Miami-Dade. The minor was in the company of a family member identified asOrlando Young, who is a relative of the girl and had supposedly prepared her breakfast, according toTelemundo 51.
According to the police report, the little girl, who was injured in her right hand, stated that she had found the firearm on the sofa and was playing with it when the unfortunate accident occurred. The girl's grandmother reported that she had to undergo surgery due to the injuries suffered.
The shocking images show Young walking around the living room while the girl runs towards the couch. In a matter of seconds, the minor activates the gun and it fires, triggering desperate screams and the rapid arrival of those who come to her aid.
Authorities detained the young man without incident and he faces charges of child neglect causing bodily harm. Additionally, Young was reported to have been involved in a fight in jail the day after his arrest, resulting in him appearing in court seeking bail.
This tragic incident is not the only issue keeping Young behind bars, as he faces additional charges for an altercation with another detainee in jail.
Gun ownership in the United States is an issue that generates controversy among politicians and citizens. Beyond the massacres carried out by criminals, many other people are victims of accidents with firearms.
This was the case of the 19-year-old Cuban girl who, at the end of April 2022died from an accidental gunshot wound to the abdomen recently arrived in the United States and was identified asJennifer Castro Santana, a native of the province of Cienfuegos.
Or that of the woman whoAccidentally discharged a firearm and killed a teenager in June of that inside a house in Pembroke Pines, in south Florida.
The woman was handling the gun when it went off and mortally wounded Aquiles López, a 15-year-old boy whom residents of the Coconut Reef community identified as her stepson.
Or that of the boy who in mid-December 2019he accidentally shot his mother inside a van that was parked in Fort Lauderdale, outside a Krispy Kreme store. The woman had to be rushed to Broward General Hospital.
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