Tampa Police arrested a man after a 3-year-old was injured by an unsecured gun. Police recently responded to the 3600 block of N. 51st St. in Tampa for the report of a young boy with a gunshot wound to the arm.
According to local law enforcement, preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 7:14pm, the child had been in bed with his mother and her boyfriend, later identified as 30-year-old Steve Johnson, when he allegedly left a gun unsecured in the bed after getting up to use the restroom. The child gained access to the firearm, which discharged, striking the child in the forearm.
The child’s mother immediately rendered aid and contacted 911. The child was transported to a nearby hospital with stable, non-life-threatening injuries…