Manatee County Sheriff's Office said a man was charged with negligence after a nine-year-old used a gun to shoot a five-year-old.According to court documents, MCSO detectives said they responded to a shooting with injuries in March of 2026. When they arrived, they found the five-year-old child with a gunshot wound to the chest.Detectives learned that nine-year-old boy found a gun in the primary bedroom of the house and unintentionally discharged…
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