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Courtesy: Manatee County Sheriff’s Office<\/span> <\/p> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

PALMETTO, Fla.<\/strong> – <\/span>A Manatee County man is facing a felony charge after investigators say one of his children found a gun under his father’s bed and accidentally shot his 5-year-old sibling inside their home in March.<\/p>

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The backstory:<\/p>

According to an arrest affidavit from the Manatee County Sheriff\u2019s Office, deputies responded to a shooting with injuries on March 25 at a home on 57th Street East in northern Manatee County.<\/p>

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When deputies arrived, they found a 5-year-old boy identified as Milo Sifuentes, suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper chest. Investigators say the bullet went through his body, breaking his clavicle and piercing a lung before exiting.<\/p>

Detectives determined that another child, identified in the report as Talon Giles, 9, found a gun inside the main bedroom of the home and unintentionally fired it, hitting Sifuentes in the chest.<\/p>

During a Child Protection Team interview on March 27, Talon reportedly told investigators he entered his father\u2019s bedroom while searching for Pok\u00e9mon pens and found a gun on the floor underneath a bed. Talon told investigators he tried to put the gun away, but it discharged.<\/p>

According to the MCSO affidavit, Talon\u2019s father, Robert Giles, initially told deputies the gun had been stored in a nightstand next to his bed. Robert reportedly said he was in the kitchen when he heard a loud “pop” before discovering Sifuentes had been shot.<\/p>

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Investigators later got a search warrant for the home and recovered a handgun inside a gun safe. Detectives said the gun matched the weapon involved in the shooting and found a spent casing still inside the chamber.<\/p>

Dig deeper:<\/p>

According to the report, Robert Giles admitted he owned the gun and said he stored it in the nightstand beside his bed with a round chambered but without a magazine in the weapon.<\/p>

Detectives said the gun was not secured in a way that would prevent access by a minor.<\/p>

Under Florida law, firearms must be securely stored or locked if minors could gain access to them.<\/p>

What’s next:<\/p>

Robert Giles faces a charge of culpable negligence involving a firearm.<\/p>

According to investigators, Sifuentes was intubated for approximately five days following the shooting and is hospitalized while continuing to recover from his injuries.<\/p>

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