{"id":933,"date":"2026-05-24T17:31:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T17:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=933"},"modified":"2026-05-24T17:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T17:31:32","slug":"toddler-unintentionally-shoots-man-in-delray-beach-with-unsecured-gun-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=933","title":{"rendered":"Toddler unintentionally shoots man in Delray Beach with unsecured gun, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A 3-year-old unintentionally shot a man on Thursday night in Delray Beach after getting access to an unsecured gun, the police department said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=931\">Overnight car burglary in Pinecrest ends with chase and crash in Broward, police say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Delray Police officers were called to the 500 block of Udel Lane about 9 p.m. An adult had been shot and was taken to a hospital, police department spokesperson Ted White said in an email Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=929\">South Florida teachers unions fight for survival under new state law<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Investigators said the gun went off \u201cafter being manipulated by the child,\u201d according to White.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=928\">Proud Boys leader expects \u2018tens of millions\u2019 from Trump\u2019s anti-weaponization fund<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>Read the full story at Sun-Sentinel.com.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 3-year-old gained access to an unsecured gun and accidentally shot a man in Delray Beach; the victim is in stable condition and investigation continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-florida"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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