NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE – Miami-Dade Police unveiled new aspects Friday about the tragic demise of an 11-calendar year-aged bay inside of his parents’ apartment on Thursday night.
The little one was the son of a Miami-Dade Corrections Officer.
They say the 13-12 months-aged brother of Shemarion Burse experienced identified a handgun within a firearm circumstance inside of his parents’ learn bed room closet and although he was handling it, it accidentally discharged.
A bullet struck Burse in the upper body.
He was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Clinic but did not endure.
Though gun owners can be held liable in these types of circumstances, police explained they do not anticipate to file charges in this situation.
They say Burse was at dwelling with four other siblings between the ages of 9 and 15 when they been given the simply call at 5:09 p.m. about the incident at Horizons North apartment complicated at 645 Ives Dairy Highway.
On a fundraising website, his mom posted a photograph of Burse saying his nickname was “Body fat Boy” and stating he was “loving, playful and generally there to put a smile on your encounter when desired.”
CBS4’s Peter D’Oench spoke with a neighbor, Geraldine Ostanne, who mentioned “I am heartbroken about the whole situation. I have 3 children: a 13-year-aged daughter, a 9-12 months-aged son, and a newborn. I just you should not like to listen to about these tales of guns in houses. I think it will have to be really tough for the family members who are devastated about the complete situation.”
“Even while the gun was in a safe location, I sense they shouldn’t be all over small children at all. They should not even know in which guns are,” she stated.
“This is a unhappy, sad day for Dade County. Even even though we know there is the constitutional correct to very own guns, we have to make guaranteed that every person understands this comes with good responsibility. That is why we urge parents to make sure that they teach their small children and that people weapons are very well secured,” explained Miami-Dade Police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta.
“It only goes to clearly show that everyone in this group can be impacted, from law enforcement officers to corrections officers and medical doctors, attorneys and nurses. Any one of us can be affected.”
