Florida 3-year-old shoots himself in the foot with school officer mom's gun

A 3-year-old child in Florida accidentally shot himself in the foot after he found a gun that belonged to his mother, a Miami-Dade County school police officer. Officers in Homestead, about 40 miles southwest of Miami, were called to a residence on Sunday afternoon and found the child suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police learned that the child shot himself while his mother was preparing food, a news release states. The child was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition.

'The Homestead Police Department takes cases involving child endangerment very seriously, and we are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children in our community,' police said, reminding gun owners to practice firearm safety. 'The Homestead Police Department urges all gun owners to securely store firearms and to educate themselves and their families about gun safety,' authorities said in a statement.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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