Grovetown man, 25, pleads guilty in fatal accidental shooting of 4-year-old daughter
A Grovetown man recently pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a machine gun in connection to the accidental fatal shooting of his 4-year-old daughter in May 2023.
Daveon Daniels, 25, of Grovetown, awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a machine gun, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia.
He was previously charged with illegal possession of a machine gun, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and cruelty to children in the second degree, according to previous reporting.
In May 2023, Columbia County Sheriff's Office deputies were flagged down by two adults in a car on Horizon South Parkway near Gateway Boulevard while on patrol, according to previous reporting. The two adults were attempting to bring a 4-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to the hospital.
Previous report: Grovetown man indicted in shooting death of 4-year-old daughter
Investigators learned the toddler was in a unit in Sterlington Apartments with her father, Daniels, as well as several others when she accidentally shot herself, according to previous reporting. Daniels admitted to placing his loaded 9mm Glock handgun, illegally equipped with a "Glock switch" – making it a fully automatic rifle, on the floor while he went downstairs to take a phone call.
Daniels told deputies that shortly after going downstairs, he heard a gunshot and ran upstairs to find the toddler suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, according to previous reporting.
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Grovetown man pleads guilty in accidental shooting of daughter
