Mom faces manslaughter charge after 2-year-old accidentally shot in Florida
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After a 2-year-old child visiting Central Florida was accidentally shot and killed last year, his mother now faces a charge of manslaughter, according to court records obtained by News 6.The incident was first reported back in July, when the child — identified as Brayden Tennyson — was visiting Osceola County with his family from Georgia.Deputies said a 4-year-old family member found an unsecured gun inside a vehicle, though, and fired the weapon, striking Brayden, who was also in the vehicle and unsupervised.Per detectives, the firearm belonged to the boy’s mother, 37-year-old Shakelia Tennyson of Louisville, Georgia.Initially, Tennyson faced a felony charge of culpable negligence. However, an indictment filed on Oct. 27 reveals that she now faces a charge of aggravated manslaughter.News 6 reached out to the State Attorney’s Office for a statement, which reads as follows:“At the center of this case is a mother who has lost her son. The pain and grief she is experiencing is unfathomabl