A 3-year-old Florida boy shot his 1-year-old sister in the face with a handgun outside a Venice preschool Friday afternoon, police said.
The girl’s condition is unknown but she is expected to survive, a Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher told the Daily News.
“It could have been much, much worse,” the dispatcher said.
The apparent accident happened outside the Sonshine Learning Center, a faith-based school in Venice for children five and younger, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported.
The boy fired the small-caliber gun once as he and his sister were alone in the parking lot. It’s unclear how he got ahold of the gun or if the mother, who hasn’t been identified, is licensed to own it. Police are still investigating to see if any criminal charges could result from the shooting.
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