DAVIE, Fla. — A father who accidentally shot and wounded his 12-year-old daughter while teaching her about gun safety was not arrested, Davie police said.
The shooting happened at 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
The police investigation is still open. Its findings and those of the Broward Sheriff’s Child Protective Investigations Section will be reviewed by the state attorney’s office, said Sgt. Pablo Castaneda.
The child was admitted to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood. The gunshot wound to her left forearm was not life-threatening, Castaneda said.
The injury happened as the father was “attempting to show her how to safely draw a firearm from his pocket,” Castaneda said Monday.
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