Davenport police address accidental shooting that left 4-year-old boy dead
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DAVENPORT, Fla. (WFLA) — Davenport Police Chief Steve Parker is addressing the deadly shooting over the weekend that left a 4-year-old dead from an accidental gunshot to the head.

On Friday evening, 4-year-old Chosen Morris got ahold of a firearm in his parents’ vehicle in their garage and accidentally shot himself. The child died from his injuries on Saturday at Arnold Palmer Hospital For Children.

The police department said the family was preparing to head out for the night when Chosen got into the vehicle, while his father, Robert, ran to the bathroom, and his mother, Quinta, checked their computer in the master bedroom.

His siblings, a 7-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were in the living room playing with their electronics, with earbuds in.

Officials said Quinta heard a “pop” and ran out to the living room, believing one of her children broke something.

Instead, Quinta discovered the door leading to the garage open and found Chosen in the driver’s seat with a gunshot wound to his head. Both parents rushed Chosen to AdventHealth Heart of Florida, located only two miles from their home on Citrus Landing Boulevard.

Police said the gun under the driver’s seat was a Smith & Wesson M&P .40 caliber handgun.

Courtesy: Davenport Police Department

“This is a tragic accident. As a father and grandfather, I can’t imagine what Mr. and Mrs. Morris are going through right now,” Chief of Police Steve Parker said. “Our prayers are certainly with the Morris family as they endure this heartbreaking tragedy.”

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