Gun owner imprisoned after toddler shoots out daughter’s eye
OMAHA, Neb. — An Omaha man has been sent to prison after a toddler found the man’s loaded weapon and shot his 18-month-old daughter in the face.
The Omaha World-Herald reports that 22-year-old Marquell Buie was sentenced to 18 months on Thursday.
Prosecutors say Buie was smoking marijuana and watching a movie at his apartment in April while the toddlers played nearby. He placed his loaded gun on a counter. The boy grabbed the weapon and shot Buie’s daughter, who lost an eye.
Buie pleaded no contest to negligent child abuse resulting in serious bodily harm.