Miami-Dade Officer Arrested After Toddler Son Shoots Himself

A 3-year-old boy accidentally shot himself with his mother's gun, leading to her arrest and charges of child neglect with great bodily harm.

The incident occurred in Homestead, Florida, where the toddler found his mother's personal firearm and shot himself in the foot.
The mother, Stephanie Alondra Jerez, a Miami-Dade Schools police officer, was preparing food at the time of the accident.
Jerez has been relieved of her duties pending investigation and was charged with child neglect resulting in great bodily harm.
The child was hospitalized and remains in stable condition after the self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Authorities urge gun owners to securely store firearms and educate their families on gun safety.