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Metro
13-07-2025
- Metro
Distracted dad left gun in reach of toddler, 2, who shot himself
A two-year-old boy is in the hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the arm with a gun his father left out. 27-year-old father, Oscar Guerra, was arrested and charged with one felony count of child abuse after his son grabbed the gun from the couch in Phoenix, Arizona. The boy's mother told police it's not the first time Guerra had left a gun out, and she had warned him to keep his guns secured. Guerra reportedly took out the gun to clean it, but began watching videos on his computer and forgot about it. Police were called around 10.40 pm on July 9, and found Guerra and his son, who was injured with a gunshot to his left arm. The tot was taken to the hospital and has non-life-threatening injuries, police said, but Guerra is facing a prison sentence for the accident. He said he saw his son walk into the room, but thought he had gone back to his bedroom when he heard a gunshot. Guerra is out of jail without bail, but is facing nine years in prison if convicted. The shooting comes months after another two-year-old shot his twin with a gun he found at home. It's not clear how the toddler got access to the weapon while at home on Robin Hood Lane in Hampton, Georgia. 'It was so scary, a terrible feeling', neighbour Melanie Pressley told local TV news station Fox 5. 'We knew something terrible had happened.' For hours, police searched inside and outside of the white bungalow, set back from the road, where emergency service vehicles were parked in a row. Toy cars and tricycles were lined up near swings in the garden where children might otherwise be playing. Such incidents are more common than you might think in the US, where guns are a leading cause of unintentional injury among children. More Trending Five-year-old boy, Brooks Thomas Wilson, died after shooting himself with a gun he found while playing in his parents' bedroom last August. A single shot struck him in the head. His obituary said Brooks 'lived his life to the fullest and always wore his heart on his sleeve'. The month before, Nakyzi Odums shot himself in the chest in a Walmart parking lot, where his parents had left him in the car while they went to buy fireworks. He died three days later at hospital in Douglas, Georgia. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Maga faithful warn Trump 'we won't fall in line' over Epstein investigation MORE: Teenager killed grandad after inhaling laughing gas while driving MORE: Elderly British tourist mugged and robbed in Majorca
Daily Mail
12-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Arizona toddler, 2, shot himself as dad was distracted by online videos, police say
A two-year-old Arizona toddler accidentally shot himself with a gun left on a couch while his father was distracted watching online videos, Phoenix police said. The child's father, 27-year-old Oscar Guerra, has been arrested and booked on one felony count of child abuse. Police say Guerra admitted to placing the firearm on the armrest of a couch with the intention of cleaning it, but became distracted by videos on his computer. Around 10:40 p.m. on July 9, at a home near 84th Avenue and Campbell Avenue in west Phoenix, officers arrived to find Guerra holding his injured son, who had a gunshot wound to the upper left arm and a broken bone, according to court documents. The injured toddler was later taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Guerra told investigators he saw his young son walk into the living room but believed the boy had returned to his bedroom. Roughly 30 seconds later, while still focused on his computer, Guerra said he heard a gunshot and turned to find his son bleeding. The child's mother told police she was in the kitchen at the time of the shooting and heard the gunfire. Around 10:40 p.m. on July 9, at a home near 84th Avenue and Campbell Avenue in west Phoenix, officers arrived to find Guerra holding his injured son, who had a gunshot wound to the upper left arm and a broken bone. Pictured: A large police presence at the scene She also reported a previous incident in which Guerra left a gun unsecured in the home and said they had discussed the importance of keeping firearms properly stored. Officers later found the weapon under the couch. Guerra acknowledged to police that he was responsible for ensuring the gun was out of the child's reach and admitted to making a serious error. He was released from jail without bail to visit his son in the hospital. If convicted, he faces up to nearly nine years in prison. The Arizona Department of Child Safety has been notified and is conducting a separate investigation, AZCentral reported. Gun safety experts say the case stresses the critical importance of secure firearm storage, particularly in homes with children. 'They're not going to sit there and weigh the risk or benefit of handling a firearm,' Barret Kendrick, a gun safety consultant told AZFamily. 'Generally speaking, as a responsible gun owner, we need to make sure that we're preventing access to anyone who has not been trained or could not be trusted with that firearm.' The investigation is ongoing.
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Yahoo
Phoenix toddler accidentally shoots himself with dad's gun, police say
A toddler in Phoenix accidentally shot himself while his father was distracted watching online videos, according to police. Oscar Guerra, 27, has been booked on one felony count of child abuse. Phoenix police responded around 10 p.m. on July 9 to a report of a child who had been shot near 84th Avenue and Campbell Avenue in the Maryvale neighborhood of west Phoenix, according to court documents. Officers arrived and found Guerra holding the victim, a 2-year-old boy with a gunshot wound on his upper left arm and a broken humerus, court documents said. Guerra told officers that he set the firearm on the couch, intending to clean it, but he got distracted watching online videos on his computer, court documents said. Guerra told officers he saw the toddler enter the living room but believed he had returned to his bedroom and was sleeping, court documents said. Approximately 30 seconds after seeing the victim enter the room, while still focused on the online videos, Guerra told officers he heard a loud bang and turned to see the victim bleeding from the arm, court documents said. The mother of the toddler stated the child was running back and forth between the living room and his bedroom, and while she was in the kitchen, she heard a gunshot, court documents said. She added that there had been a previous instance of Guerra leaving firearms out in the home and that they had discussed the need to keep the guns more secure, court documents said. Guerra was arrested and booked on one count of felony child abuse. According to court documents, he admitted to police that it was his responsibility to keep the firearm out of the child's reach and acknowledged it was a serious mistake on his part. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Oscar Guerra arrested after 2-year-old son accidentally shoots himself
CBS News
22-05-2025
- CBS News
Head of Miami-based Cuban nationals theft ring convicted, faces jail time and deportation
The head of a Miami-based theft ring has been convicted of grand theft and dealing in stolen property, and now faces jail time and deportation. Oscar Guerra operated a ring composed of Cuban nationals that stole trailers, RVs, boats, campers, and other large vehicles, resulting in a total loss of more than half a million dollars, according to the state's attorney general's office. Guerra and members of the ring rented cars and then traveled upstate to commit at least 10 thefts in the Ocala area, according to state prosecutors. In one theft, Guerra's group stole a travel trailer from an 80-year-old victim and then sold the trailer in Flagler County. A jury found Guerra guilty of one count of grand theft of more than $20,000 and one count of dealing in stolen property, both are second-degree felonies. "This criminal alien took advantage of Floridians and our nation, and his behavior earned him some time with the Florida Department of Corrections," Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier said in a statement. "He'll pay his debt to the people of Florida, and then we'll punch his ticket out of here." Guerra faces up to 60 years in prison and will be deported after his sentence is complete.
