Elgin Anders Jr., O'Neal's neighbor, said he is responsible for the shooting.



"Big accident," Anders said. "Huge accident."



He says he is friends with the O'Neal family and that he was grilling nearby and had slippery fingers when the gun accidentally went off.



"I should've just kept it in my pocket, but it was hanging in my pocket and I was like man I need to get it out my pocket," Anders said. "I was about to put it where I put it at, and it slipped, and pow!"



Anders said he took O'Neal Jr. to the hospital instead of calling 911 for an ambulance because he was panicked.