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Parents Charged After 4-Year-Old Twins Critically Wounded by Gun Left in Couch

Detectives cite unsecured storage of a loaded handgun, with child welfare authorities now involved.

Overview

  • The twins were transferred to Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital and are listed in critical but stable condition.
  • Mother Keishara B. Goodrum faces two counts of child neglect with great bodily harm, plus two added counts for leaving a loaded firearm where children could access it.
  • Father Maurice Wayne Bright Jr. is charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
  • According to the affidavit, Goodrum said she had been drinking the night before, placed her handgun under a couch cushion, and later forgot to secure it.
  • Deputies say the parents reported hearing a single “pop,” investigators recovered multiple firearms from the home, and the Department of Children and Families is engaged as the investigation continues.