4-year-old fatally shoots self after finding loaded gun in Florida home

By Jennifer Cruz

Police were called to the home just before 6 p.m. Sunday. (Photo: Fox 13)
A tragic accident at a Tampa home Sunday evening claimed the life of a 4-year-old boy after he found a loaded gun inside his house.
The child was rushed to a local hospital after the shooting, which occurred around 5:45 p.m., but succumbed to his injuries a short time later, the Sun Sentinel reported.
No charges have been filed at this time, but that could change, depending on the outcome of the investigation, which is being conducted by the Tampa Police Department and the State’s attorney’s office.
Authorities have not released many details surrounding the incident, but the preliminary investigation suggests the child found the loaded gun and accidentally shot himself. It’s unclear where at inside the home the child found the weapon or whether any adults were present when the shooting occurred.
Authorities said they would release additional details after the case has been reviewed.
“It’s concerning, very concerning because you think, ‘Why wasn’t the child supervised, why did he get a gun in his hands,’” neighborhood resident Saundra Heiser told Fox 13.
Neighbors tell the Tampa Bay Times that the child, Ashton Gooding, has lived at the home with his

Source: Guns.com