By Phil HelselNBC
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An 8-year-old boy found his father's gun and accidentally fired it, killing a 1-year-old girl and wounding a 2-year-old girl at a northwest Florida motel over the weekend, they said Monday. local authorities.
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said the father left a gun in a holster in the closet.
After he left, the boy found the gun and fired as he played with it.
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One of the bullets killed a 1-year-old girl and struck a 2-year-old girl, who is expected to recover, according to the sheriff.
The father was staying at the motel with his girlfriend, who was sleeping at the time.
The deceased and the injured girl were the woman's daughters.
The man was arrested and charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, tampering with evidence, culpable negligence and failing to safely store a weapon.
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Last year there were at least 392 accidental shootings by people under the age of 18, of which 163 resulted in deaths, according to the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety.
