Girl Injured When Loaded Glock Found in Car’s Center Console Accidentally Fires

In a car parked at a gas station in West Palm Beach, Florida, a 10-year-old boy found a loaded gun and unintentionally shot an 8-year-old girl in the face. Four children (ages 1–10) had been left in the car when the mother went inside the gas station. The boy found the loaded, semi-automatic Glock handgun in the center console box. The girl was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover.

A police spokesman said it’s too soon to know if the mother will face charges. A customer at the gas station said, “[s]omething like that shouldn’t happen. It’s close to the holidays, and it’s just trauma for a child.”

Source:

Matt Papaycik, Todd Wilson, “8-year-old Girl Accidentally Shot at RaceTrac Gas Station in West Palm Beach,” wptv.com (December 19, 2023).