A child under 10 years old found a gun left in a bag in the backseat of a car before accidentally firing it and killing another child Monday in a Fowler Street parking lot, the Fort Myers Police Department revealed Friday in a report.
What started as a day out at Fort Myers Beach continued with a medical emergency and eventually led to a tragic accident, a newly-released, heavily-redacted incident report said. An unnamed adult left a Kimber .380 caliber handgun inside a bag in the backseat of the car and it was found by a child while parked in front of Little Caesars at the Columbus Square Plaza.
Child accidentally shot, killed by another child result of gun left in car
Published: April 30, 2021 2:56 PM EDT
Updated: April 30, 2021 10:32 PM EDT
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One person potentially faces a negligent homicide charge after a child died and a second was injured in a Sunday night shooting. After days of unanswered questions, the Fort Myers Police Department has now released a highly-redacted report detailing events from the day.
The report states a child accidentally shot another child while waiting in the backseat of a car parked outside of a Little Caesars restaurant at the Columbus Square Shopping Center around 7:15 p.m.
Earlier in the day, the unnamed owner of a Ford sedan allowed Mi Keria Scott, 17, to borrow the car to take multiple people, including the two children to the beach.