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Parents Arrested After Twin 4-Year-Olds Shot in Orlando Home

Deputies say the mother left a handgun under a couch cushion after drinking, leading to the shooting.

Maurice Bright (left) and Keishara Goodrum were arrested Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, after their twin four-year-old boys were shot with a gun Goodrum told Orange County deputies she hid under a couch cushion after a night of heavy drinking. While Goodrum, 39, was charged with child neglect, Bright, 40, was accused of possessing a gun as a convicted felon. (Orange County Corrections Department)

Overview

  • The boys were transferred to Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital and remain in critical but stable condition, according to the sheriff’s office.
  • The shooting occurred early Saturday at a Calais Circle residence in east Orlando after the parents drove the children to AdventHealth East Orlando.
  • Keishara Goodrum, 39, is charged with two counts of child neglect resulting in great bodily harm, and Maurice Wayne Bright Jr., 40, is charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
  • Interviews state neither parent witnessed the discharge and each reported hearing a single 'pop,' with the mother in the kitchen and the father on the back porch.
  • An arrest affidavit notes one twin had a large amount of blood on his shirt, and records show both parents are being held in the Orange County Jail without bond.