MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A 33-year-old woman from southwest Miami-Dade was arrested Tuesday after her 6-year-old son accidentally shot himself with her gun, authorities said.
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the shooting was reported at 3:53 p.m. in the area of Southwest 102nd Avenue and West Circle Plaza in the county’s unincorporated West Perrine area.
“According to investigators, the mother heard a loud popping sound from inside the residence and found her son suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his upper extremity,” MDSO officials said in a news release.
Detectives said the boy’s mother, Myeisha Sharie Smith, drove him to Jackson South Medical Center and he was then airlifted to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital.
The boy is in stable condition, authorities said.
According to an arrest report obtained Wednesday by Local 10, Smith admitted to detectives that she left her gun unattended in her bedroom with her son, who then grabbed the gun and shot himself in the shoulder, just above the clavicle.
Smith was arrested on a charge of child neglect causing great bodily harm.
She appeared in bond court Wednesday where the victim’s father told the judge his son is doing well and he believes the shooting was an unfortunate accident.
“This was honestly a big mistake. She is the perfect mom for that boy,“ the father said.
“Are you two still together?” the judge asked.
“No ma’am‚“ the boy’s father responded.
The judge ultimately granted Smith bond.
If convicted, she could face up to 15 years in prison.
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