Boy, 8, accidentally shoots baby girl dead with dad’s gun

An eight-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed a one-year-old girl and injured a two-year-old girl at a Florida motel on Saturday night.

The boy’s father, Roderick Randall, 45, left the gun holstered in a closet in his room that he was sharing with his son, girlfriend and her two daughters at Lion’s Motel, near Pensacola.

After he left the room, his son found it and fired a round that passed through the wall, killing the baby and striking the toddler, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said Monday.

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The injured children belong to Randall’s girlfriend.

The surviving toddler is expected to recover, Simmons said.

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Randall returned to the room, took the gun and what investigators believe were drugs, and left the room again, Simmons said.

He is charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, two counts of culpable negligence by storing a firearm within the ease of a minor resulting in injuries, tampering with evidence and failure to store a firearm in a required manner.

The victim was later identified as Kacey Bass. A GoFundMe page created by a family relative to cover funeral costs described the one-year-old as a ‘very happy and loving baby that was filled with joy.’

The relative also described the shooting as a ‘tragic accident.’

As of Tuesday afternoon, no donations have been made on the fundraising page, which is trying to reach a goal of $3,500.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s office also revealed Randall has an extensive rap sheet, as he has previously been convicted 14 times.

He served jail time in Florida three times since 1995, according to Law and Crime, for selling drugs, evading police and for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

He was arrested and later released on $41,000 bond.

It remains unclear if Randall has an attorney representing him on his behalf.

He is expected to make his first appearance in court in relation to the shooting on July 15.

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