any time the owner of the firearm leaves their firearm unsecured and an incident like this occurs, it should come with automatic criminal charges. If you're going to own a firearm, you must be held accountable #AyleeGordonhttps://t.co/zo10fVXSVL
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A 3-year-old North Carolina girl who accidentally shot herself on Christmas day has died.
Aylee Gordon succumbed to her injuries at a local hospital on Dec. 28, Henderson County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Johnny Duncan wrote in a press release.
Gordon was playing with her new bicycle in the city of Edneyville in southwest North Carolina around 2 p.m. on Dec. 25 when she picked up a 9 mm pistol and accidentally shot herself in the head, a 911 call recording after the incident revealed.
She was airlifted to a nearby Mission Hospital where she received emergency surgery and made it through the night “heavily sedated,” according to a GoFundMe page set up by family friend Denise Hunter.
美国北卡罗莱纳州圣诞节当天发生一场悲剧，一名年仅3岁的女童在家门外一辆访客的车上发现一把枪，疑似拿起把玩，不小心射中自己的头部，抢救4天后宣告不治。
NBC报导，3岁女童艾丽（Aylee Gordon）25日在北卡爱德尼维尔（Edneyville）的家门外骑她的新单车，在一辆访客的皮卡车上捡到一把9毫米口径的手枪，不慎开枪射中自己的头部，以直升机运到阿什维尔（Ashville）的医院紧急手术，但因伤势过重，28日晚间宣告不治。亨德森郡警方表示，正考虑提出刑事指控。
艾丽的父亲提姆（Tim Gordon）曾任亨德森郡警长，2016年退休。但警方表示，这把枪并非执法用枪，当局也尚未公布这把枪是登记在谁的名下。
艾丽的亲友25日事发不久后开始在募资网站上为她筹募医疗费，截至目前募得美金1.9万元（约新台币53万元），已超过目标的5000美金。女儿死后，提姆及妻子安雅（Anya）在网站上表示，“我们美丽的小天使长出了翅膀，衷心感谢各位对我们家庭的支持。”