police say 31-year-old zach corey is facing child abuse charges. the girl in this case is recovering tonight. new at six, news 3's antonio castelan joins us live outside the clark county detention center to tell us how this happened. antonio? >> reporter: the father is now here at the clark county detention center for his gun going off and a bullet hitting his daughter. it's still not clear how the gun fired but many of zach corey's accident. >> she has not been a bad kid. she is a good little girl. her and her sister. >> reporter: olivia robinson is talking about the eight-year-old child police say was accidentally shot. detectives tell us the girl's father, 31-year-old zach corey, was inside this house near pecos and las vegas boulevard tuesday night when his gun discharged. corey is now facing felony child abuse charges. >> zach is a good friend. he's always helpful. >> reporter: robinson tells us is a good father. i don't think that he did it on purpose or anything. basically i think it was just an accident. >> reporter: metro police investigat

police say 31-year-old zach corey is facing child abuse charges. news 3's antonio castelan has our top story tonight. >> reporter: a father is now here at the clark county detention center for his gun going ond his daughter. it's still not clear what led to the gun firing off. but many of zach corey's friends say it was all an accident. >> she has not been a bad kid. she's a good little girl. her and her sister. >> reporter: olivia robinson is talking about the eight-year-old child police say was accidentally shot. detectives tell us the girl's father, 31-year-old zach corey, was inside this house near pecos and las vegas boulevard tuesday night whether his gun discharged. >> zach is a good friend. he's always helpful. >> reporter: robinson tells us corey is a pfl parent. >> he is there for his kids. he is a good father. i don't think he did it on purpose or anything. basically i think it was just an accident. >> reporter: metro police investigators say corey's 22 caliber gun went off in a bedroom where his daughter was located hitting the child in

police say 31-year-old zach corey is facing child abuse charges. news 3's antonio castelan has our top story tonight. >> reporter: a father is now here at the clark county detention center for his gun going ond his daughter. it's still not clear what led to the gun firing off. but many of zach corey's friends say it was all an accident. >> she has not been a bad kid. she's a good little girl. her and her sister. >> reporter: olivia robinson is talking about the eight-year-old child police say was accidentally shot. detectives tell us the girl's father, 31-year-old zach corey, was inside this house near pecos and las vegas boulevard tuesday night whether his gun discharged.