2-year-old fatally shot by 4-year-old cousin with unsecured gun in Florida car

A tragic incident in Kissimmee, Florida, resulted in the death of a two-year-old boy after he was shot by his four-year-old cousin. The children were reportedly alone in a vehicle when the older child found an unsecured firearm inside and accidentally fired it, striking the younger child.

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Emergency personnel provided life-saving measures to the child, who was transported to the Arnold Palmer Hospital, where later he was pronounced deceased.

Osceola County Sheriff Chris Blackmon stated that deputies responded to a home on Sunday afternoon and found the two-year-old boy with a gunshot wound. Emergency personnel provided medical aid before transporting the child to Arnold Palmer Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. The sheriff's homicide unit is investigating the incident.

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According to the investigation, the four-year-old family member located an unsecured firearm inside of the vehicle and discharged it, striking the two-year-old that was also inside the vehicle.

According to the investigation, the four-year-old family member located the firearm inside the vehicle and discharged it. The family, who were visiting from Georgia, had just arrived and were outside the car when they heard the gunshot. The sheriff described the firearm as being "literally in the open," making it easy for the child to access and fire.

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The gun was “literally in the open,”

"You can’t recall that, it’s not a video game. You can’t hit reset and start over. Once you pull that trigger, that projectile is going somewhere. And this one hit a two-year-old and killed him," Blackmon said during a news conference, emphasizing the irreversible consequences of such accidents. The deceased child was identified as Brayden Tennyson of Louisville, Georgia. A GoFundMe page created by a family member states the family was in Orlando to celebrate Brayden's third birthday, describing the event as an "unimaginable tragedy."

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You can’t recall that, it’s not a video game. You can’t hit reset and start over. Once you pull that trigger, that projectile is going somewhere. And this one hit a two-year-old and killed him.