This is the chilling moment a three-year-old girl accidentally killed herself after picking up an unattended gun in a Florida home.
Serenity was sitting on the couch next to a relative who was watching football when the incident happened Saturday, according to surveillance camera footage.
She was taken to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital where she underwent surgery before being released from the hospital Tuesday and returned home where she is currently recovering, according to the girl’s grandmother, Robin Fuller.
Fuller posted the video on his Facebook page, captioned: “Video of the moment my granddaughter killed herself in her OTHER GRANDMOTHER’S HOUSE.”
Orlando Young, a 23-year-old relative, was arrested in connection with the firearm left unattended at the home. Young now faces charges of child neglect resulting in serious bodily injury. He was released on bail Tuesday evening.
She was transported to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital where she underwent surgery.
Orlando Young, 23, a relative, was arrested in connection with the incident and now faces charges of child neglect resulting in serious bodily injury.
Young was watching a football game Saturday at a home in the 11000 block of Southwest 220th Terrace, according to the news outlet.
In the video, Serenity can be seen running towards the couch and grabbing the gun left on it. Serenity’s four-year-old brother was nearby.
Serenity was supposed to be under the supervision of her other grandmother, Fuller said. WSVNbut only Serenity, Young and the disabled adult were seen in the video.
The video shows Young getting up from the couch and celebrating a touchdown when the girl starts playing with the gun. She then accidentally fired a bullet and shot himself in the hand.
“It looked like she was going to pick up the gun, the gun went off and I guess the bullet went through her finger,” Fuller told the outlet.
There was a woman sitting on the couch, but she was reportedly disabled and unable to move.
Young told police he temporarily left his firearm unattended on the couch while he watched a football game on his laptop.
On Facebook, Fuller called out the other grandmother who was supposed to be watching her grandchild and accused her of neglect.
The video shows Young getting up from the couch and celebrating a touchdown when the girl starts playing with the gun. She then accidentally fired a bullet and shot herself in the hand.
Young told police he temporarily left his firearm unattended on the couch while he watched a football game on his laptop.
“It looked like she was going to pick up the gun, the gun went off and I guess the bullet went through her finger,” Fuller said.
Young appeared in court Monday and is expected to return, with an additional charge of fighting with an inmate
Young was watching a football game Saturday at a home in the 11000 block of Southwest 220th Terrace.
Footage of Serenity from her hospital bed shows her smiling with a bandaged hand
She was released from the hospital Tuesday and returned home where she is currently recovering, according to the girl’s grandmother, Robin Fuller.
Serenity recovering at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in photo posted by grandmother Robin Fuller
While Fuller expressed concern and devastation, she said the outcome could have been even more devastating.
“It could have been worse than that. I don’t like it at all,” she added.
She said the family was traumatized by the incident, but was hopeful Serenity would recover. She hopes doctors can save her finger.
“They’re trying to save the finger, so we’re just going to pray that the blood flow comes back,” Fuller told the outlet.
“The police came because I called the police myself when I got the phone call and eventually the police came and they asked ‘Where is the baby?’ Fuller told the outlet.
Footage of Serenity from her hospital bed shows her smiling with a bandaged hand.
“I don’t ever want them to be there again,” Fuller said.
Young appeared in court Monday and is expected to return, with an additional charge of fighting with an inmate, according to WSVN.
In response to the incident, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) told WSVN: “The Department investigates all allegations of abuse, neglect or abandonment. Information regarding investigations is confidential pursuant to Section 39.202 of the Florida Statutes.
