A 3-year-old accidentally shot a man Thursday night at a residence in Delray Beach, Florida, after a firearm was left unsecured. Officers responded around 9 p.m. and the injured man was transported to a hospital; his condition has not been released. The child was unharmed. The incident follows a pattern of similar tragedies in South Florida, including a 2-year-old who shot his mother in St. Lucie County in December and a toddler killed by an unsecured handgun in Port St. Lucie in February 2025.
Harlan Kilstein the publisher of this website is a resident of Delray. He has lived in Palm Beach County since 1997, In that time he has explored everything for surfing on private beaches in Delray to walks up and down Atlantic Avenue.
He is known to drop everything at a moment's notice to fish in Delray Lakes, bird watch, goes horseback riding or play pinball at the Delray Pin Ball Museum.
You can find him either sipping a coffee on Atlantic Avenue or drinking a flight of whiskey at Warren's.
One thing is certain, he knows Delray Beach.
