A 2-year-old boy in the US shot and killed his 22-year-old mother inside their apartment in Northern California, police said on Monday. according to CBS NewsJessinya Mina died Friday from a single gunshot wound to the upper body after her young son picked up an unsecured gun inside a bedroom of the home and pulled the trigger. The loaded gun belonged to Ms. Mina’s boyfriend, Andrew Sanchez. Authorities said Mr. Sanchez now faces criminal charges in his death.
According to the outlet, Lt. Paul Cervantes said during a press conference, “At some point while handling that particular weapon, the child was able to manipulate the trigger, and it actually struck Mina while she was lying on the bed. ”
The mother of two was taken to a local hospital for treatment, but could not make it there. “This is devastating and certainly a reminder of the importance and importance of being able to properly store your weapon,” Mr. Cervantes said.
According to police, Ms Meena’s children and her boyfriend were planning to spend the evening out and were relaxing at home when the shooting occurred. The little boy’s 8-month-old brother and sister were also at home during the incident.
Authorities said Mr. Sanchez left the loaded 9 mm gun, which had no external safety feature, in an area accessible to children in the bedroom. He was taken into custody after Friday’s incident and charged with child endangerment and felony criminal possession of a weapon.
Mr. Cervantes said Mr. Sanchez has no criminal history, and detectives are working to learn who the gun is registered to. At present he has been released on bail.
“This is a very tragic and very preventable incident,” Mr. Cervantes said.
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In an online fundraiser created by Ms Mina’s sister, Jessica Rodriguez, she was called “a woman full of love and life and an amazingly beautiful mother”. Separately, in a statement to the outlet, he said, “My nieces and nephews will have to live with the memories and stories of my sister rather than her presence. We will never be able to see our sister accomplish her lifelong goals and accomplishments. ” Due to his negligence”.
Meanwhile, this incident comes after a 7-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old brother inside a truck parked at a shopping center in California. Just a few days before this, a 3-year-old child had accidentally shot and injured a 1-year-old brother and sister with the gun he kept in his house.
