BOWIE, Md. – Prince George’s County Police announced the arrest of a man in connection with an accidental shooting that left a 5-year-old girl injured after she found an unsecured firearm in a Bowie home on Sunday.
The child, who remains in the hospital, is expected to make a full recovery, according to officials.
Police say Elijah Fauntleroy, 18, of Temple Hills, brought a loaded gun into the home on Brookedge Court around 3:50 p.m., leaving it unattended in the living room.
Moments later, the 5-year-old found the gun, unintentionally firing a shot that struck her once.…