Parents Arrested After 4-Yr-Old Twin Boys are Shot | Crime Alert 7AM 11.11.25

A couple in Florida has been taken into custody following an incident where their 4-year-old twins were reportedly shot  by  a handgun. 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alard hourly update, breaking crime news Now, I'm Nicole Parton.
A couple in Florida has been arrested following an incident
where their four year old twin boys were shot. The
Orange County Sheriff's Office reported that the shooting took place
in the early morning hours. Deputies were summoned to respond
to calls regarding two boys, both aged four, who had

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suffered from gunshot wounds. Prior to the police arrival, thirty
nine year old Kaushara Goodrum claimed she heard what sounded
like a gunshot before discovering one of her children with
a gunshot wound to the arm. According to the Sheriff's
office arrest Affidavid, Goodrum admitted to having consuming large amounts
of alcohol the previous night, and said she was in

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the kitchen preparing breakfast when she heard loud pops. The
children's father, forty year old Maurice Wayne Bright Junior, stated
he was outside grilling when he heard a disturbance and
rushed inside. Goodrum and Bright then transport the children to
a nearby hospital, where they informed a medical staff that
the other child had also sustained a gunshot wound. Both

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boys remain in the hospital at Arnold Palmer Hospital, currently
listed in critical condition. Investigators revealed that Goodrum said she
may have forgotten that she left the gun under the
couch cushion during the night when she was drinking, possibly
leaving it there where her children found it the next morning.

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At the time of the shooting, there were three additional
children present inside the home. As reported by NBC News,
Goodrum and Bright were arrested and booked into the Orange
County Jail. Based on jail records, Goodrum faces two counts
of child neglect resulting in great bodily harm, and Bright
has been charged with firearm possession as a convicted felon.

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Both are being held on a ten thousand dollars bond.
As reported by WFTV, neighbors felt both heartbreak and anger
over the situation.

Speaker 2 (01:58):
Terrible, It's terrible. It's so sad. My parents are so
irresponsible with their firearms. Could own a gun. It's okay,
you have the right to, but be responsible. Be responsible
a es put it where it belongs, put it away,
put it in safe and as the kids get older,
you tell them, you know, you don't touch this, you
don't get near it, but you have to keep it
in a safe place.

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Florida laws mandate that parents with children under sixteen years
old and the home must properly secure handguns. The law
requires firearms to be stored in a locked container or
secured with a trigger lock to prevent unauthorized access. The
Orange County Sheriff's office confirmed that the state's Department of
Children and Family Services is involved in the children's care,

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but Bright may retain custody of them if he posts
bond for his release. More crime injustice news after this
A Kansas mother has been sentenced to nearly twenty years
in prison after the tragedy the death of her adopted
six year old daughter who suffocated in a box. Christina

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Elizabeth Schroyer, who's fifty, received descendants of more than seventeen
years for the death of her daughter, Kennedy Schroyer. The
child's body was found buried in a shallow grave at
their home in rose Hill, Kansas. In August. Christina pleaded
no contest to charges including second degree murder, child abuse,
welfare fraud, and having initially faced a first degree murder charge.

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She took the plea deal. Her husband, Joseph, is scheduled
for sentencing on child endangerment charges in early December. A
detailed arrest affidavit outlines the harrowing circumstances surrounding Kennedy's death,
which occurred in late twenty twenty, her body not found
til years later. The investigation was initiated after Christina attempted suicide,

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during which she expressed despair over her life and her
perceived loss of reputation. According to her account, during a
dispute between her children, she discovered Kennedy inside a box,
apparently unconscious. Despite her attempts at CPR, she realized the
girl was dead. Rather than report the incident, she transported

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Kennedy's body around in the car before finally burying her
in a makeshift grave in their backyard. The investigation revealed
troubling details from other children in the home, when sibling
recounted being forced by their mother to remain silent in
a storage unit container during the night, and that Kennedy
had made a noise prompting her mother to return the check. Tragically,

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when the box was opened, Kennedy was found dead. Detectives
faced challenges during the investigation, including overgrown vegetation at the
property that hindered searches. After a thorough investigation and efforts
from local authorities using cadaver dogs, Kennedy's remains were discovered
in a trash bag in a two foot deep gray

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Born Natalie Garcia on July fourteen to tiwenty fourteen, Kennedy
was adopted by the Shores in November of twenty eighteen
after her birth parents relinquished their rights. Authorities believe her
death was a homicide, and the case has since involved
extensive collaboration among local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.
Since the discovery of Kennedy's remains, her surviving siblings have

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been placed in state custody, and it was uncovered that
the Showyers had continued to receive Medicaid payments after her death.
The investigation has consumed thousands of hours by authorities who
sought to piece together the tragic timeline that led to
the heartbreaking outcome of young Kennedy. For the latest crime
and justice news, follow Crime Alert hourly update on your

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favorite podcasting app. With this crime Alert, I'm Nicol Parton