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4-year-old shoots, kills 2-year-old outside Florida Airbnb, reports say

Headline from FOX8 WGHP, on the newest of 2 developments

A 4-year-old shot and killed a 2-year-old outside of the family's vacation home in Florida, according to reports from WESH and the Orlando Sentinel.

FOX8 WGHP's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Sheriff: 2-year-old shot, killed by 4-year-old cousin after finding unlocked, unsecured gun in car

    Headline from FOX 35 Orlando ·

  2. Newest

    4-year-old shoots, kills 2-year-old outside Florida Airbnb, reports say

    Headline from FOX8 WGHP ·

Reports & sources

18 articles, oldest first.

  1. Tampa Bay Times

    Child, 4, finds gun in car and shoots 2-year-old to death in Florida, cops say (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Tampa Bay Times's feed description

    A Georgia family had just arrived in Osceola County on vacation when a 4-year-old shot and killed a 2-year-old boy in their car, Sheriff Christopher Blackmon told reporters Monday. The adults in the family hadn’t even stepped inside their Airbnb rental home on Scrapbook Street in unincorporated Kiss…

  2. Tampa Free Press

    Georgia Toddler Fatally Shot After 4-Year-Old Finds Gun In Vehicle At Florida Rental Home (opens Tampa Free Press)

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    Tampa Free Press's feed description

    A two-year-old boy has died after a four-year-old child found an unsecured handgun inside a vehicle and shot him at a short-term rental home in Kissimmee, Florida, according to local authorities. The incident occurred just before 4:00 p.m.

  3. New York Post

    Boy, 2, shot dead by 4-year-old relative who found gun in car on Florida family vacation (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Police said that a 4-year-old-relative shot and killed a 2-year-old boy after finding a handgun in a car as they arrived at an Airbnb for a family vacation in Florida.

  4. BNO News

    4-year-old finds unsecured gun, fatally shoots 2-year-old boy in Florida (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    A 4-year-old boy shot and killed a 2-year-old boy after finding an unsecured gun inside a vehicle in Florida, according to officials. The two children were members of a family that had just arrived from Georgia for a visit. The shooting happened just before 4 p.m.

  5. Fox5 Atlanta

    2-year-old Georgia child killed in Florida with unsecured gun (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    A 2-year-old boy died after authorities say a 4-year-old relative found an unsecured gun inside a vehicle.

  6. WFLA

    4-year-old shoots, kills 2-year-old outside Florida Airbnb: reports (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    A 4-year-old shot and killed a 2-year-old outside of the family's vacation home in Florida, according to reports from WESH and the Orlando Sentinel.

  7. 13WMAZ Macon

    2-year-old Georgia boy shot and killed by 4-year-old relative during family vacation in Florida, sheriff says (opens 13WMAZ Macon)

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    13WMAZ Macon's feed description

    The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said a Jefferson County family was checking into an Airbnb in Orlando on Sunday while two children were in the car, unsupervised

  8. FOX 35 Orlando

    Sheriff: 2-year-old shot, killed by 4-year-old cousin after finding unlocked, unsecured gun in car (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    A 2-year-old boy from Georgia has died after he was mistakenly shot by his 4-year-old cousin, who found an unsecured gun within his reach inside a vehicle in Kissimmee, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.

  9. FOX8 WGHP

    4-year-old shoots, kills 2-year-old outside Florida Airbnb, reports say (opens FOX8 WGHP)

    Published

    FOX8 WGHP's feed description

    A 4-year-old shot and killed a 2-year-old outside of the family's vacation home in Florida, according to reports from WESH and the Orlando Sentinel.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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