A 3-year-old Brevard County boy was airlifted to an Orlando hospital Monday after being shot in an apparent accident, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
The boy is currently in stable condition and is expected to survive after being taken to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said Monday evening.
Deputies responded to a residence in the 4000 block of Aurantia Road in Mims around 12:20 p.m. after receiving a 911 call, a news release from the sheriff’s office said.
The agency is investigating what led to the shooting and is still conducting interviews to determine what happened. No arrests have been made, according to the release. The boy was apparently accidentally shot by someone else, the spokesperson said.
The shooting follows a June 29 incident in Lake County where a 5-year-old Eustis boy accidentally shot himself in the head with his father’s gun, according to Eustis Police Chief Craig Capri. The boy was also airlifted to Arnold Palmer Hospital.
Florida law says any person who “knows or reasonably should know” a minor under 16 can likely access their firearms and doesn’t properly secure them can be charged with a second-degree misdemeanor if the firearm comes into the possession of a minor who then uses it in a “careless” manner.