3-Year-Old Dies After Accidental Shooting Outside Bartow Burger King
A 3-year-old child died after accidentally shooting himself with his father's gun outside a Burger King in Bartow, Florida.
Champaign Urbana & Springfield Decatur, IL, October 23, 2026 —
A 3-year-old child died after accidentally shooting himself with his father’s gun outside a Burger King in Bartow, Florida, according to the information provided.
The account identifies the child’s age, the location and the gun as belonging to the child’s father. It describes the shooting as accidental. It does not provide the date or time of the incident, or further details about how the child came into contact with the firearm.
The information provided does not identify the child or his father. It also does not say whether anyone else was present, whether emergency responders attended the scene, or whether authorities investigated the death. No details are given about the firearm’s storage or handling, and no official statements or findings are included.
Without those details, the circumstances surrounding the shooting beyond its location and the reported accidental nature remain unclear. The account also does not describe any developments following the child’s death. Those details should not be inferred from the limited information available.
The reported death occurred outside a Burger King in Bartow, a city in Florida. No specific address or additional location information was provided. The account does not indicate whether the restaurant was open at the time or whether the incident affected its operations.
This report is limited to the facts in the supplied summary. Further information about the timing, response and official findings was not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Jordan Gartner on www.wandtv.com, see more information here.
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