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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age : 3

Race : Unknown

Date : 02/17/2023

Location : 2400 block of Nectarine Rd

City : DeLand

County : DeLand

State : Florida

Agency : FL

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Corrections officer leaves unsecured gun+his toddler son shoots himself

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Florida correction officer’s son found his father’s unsecured gun and shot himself to death at home.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/3-year-old-kills-self-father-gun-florida-corrections-officer/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/17/florida-3-year-old-shooting-fathers-gun/11279703002/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-corrections-officers-3-year-old-son-finds-gun-nightstand-shoots-himself-face