Children being shot by other children is an all too common occurence. In South Florida, it happened again. A funeral service is set for an 11-year-old Deerfield Beach, Florida, boy who was accidentally shot to death by his younger brother.
The boy's 10-year-old brother, whose name has not been released, shot him in the face when they found a gun in their father's Dodge pickup truck, according to a Broward Sheriff's Office report.
Their father had sent the boys out to his truck to pick up his coat according to the Broward Sheriff's Office. The father was in his apartment when the shooting happened.
Child-welfare officials who investigated the case said the father had not neglected his children. The Florida Department of Children & Families determined it is safe for man's 14-year-old daughter and surviving son to continue living with him
Authorities said the shooting was an unintentional accident. Florida records show that the father has a valid concealed weapons permit.
Broward detectives completed their investigation and have presented their findings to the Broward County State Attorney's Office. The state attorney's office in Fort Lauderdale is reviewing the file to determine whether to file criminal charges. If such charges were filed, it would be the least of the parents' concerns.
This case represents another tragedy which could have been avoided. Any time young children are near loaded guns, people need to be be alert that something like this can happen. Florida law requires that in households with children, loaded guns must be kept out of the reach of children or secured with a trigger lock or like device.
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