ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – After investigators said two children were injured last week when an Orange County deputy accidentally fired his personal gun, the identity of the deputy involved has now been revealed.
The children’s father — identified as Austin Ritchey — was off duty at the time of the shooting on Friday, and he was cleaning his personal firearm when it discharged a single round, the sheriff’s office explained.
Deputies originally said they responded to the scene around 12:55 p.m., where they found the two children with non-life-threatening injuries. One child had a gunshot wound, while the other was hurt by the shrapnel…