Adult Arrested Adult Death Florida Georgia

SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2021

In Miami Beach Florida, a Georgia woman accidentally shot her sister in the head while they were filming a video for Instagram.  The sisters were riding in a Jaguar SUV at the time of the accident.  The woman, Taniyria Akias Holt, age 24, was arrested “on charges of culpable negligence inflicting personal injury and improper exhibition of a firearm.”

Police said the gun belonged to one of the other women inside the vehicle, but Holt was holding it and racked the firearm and saw a live round being ejected.“ Thinking the firearm was free of live rounds, Ms. Holt said she went to pass the firearm to her (redacted) but accidentally shot her,” the arrest report stated.

The victim is on life support and is not expected to survive.

Source:

Amanda Batchelor, “Woman Arrested after Accidental Shooting in Miami Beach Leaves Sister on Life Support,” Local10.com (June 8, 2021).

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