Posted on 02/01/2015 8:56:14 AM PST by Citizen Zed
A 3-year-old boy found a handgun in his mother's purse and fired just one shot that wounded both his parents at an Albuquerque motel on Saturday, police said.
According to investigators, the toddler apparently reached for an iPod but found the loaded weapon. Police believe the shooting to be accidental.
The bullet first struck his father in the buttock and then hit the right shoulder of his mother, who is eight months pregnant, police said. His 2-year-old sister was present but unhurt.
Both injuries are non-life threatening, authorities said.
Justin Reynolds told KOB-TV (http://goo.gl/gRCXe0) that he and his girlfriend, Monique Villescas, were getting ready to order pizza when the toddler fired the shot.
"It was like if I was to get up shake your hand and sat back down. That's how fast it happened," Reynolds said." All of a sudden we heard a gun go off and the next minute I realized my girlfriend was bleeding. Then, I sat down and realized I was shot, too."
(Excerpt) Read more at seattlepi.com ...
Unmarried, two kids, another on the way, living in a hotel room.....who would have thought that a near tragedy like this could occur?
They might all have different fathers, biologically speaking. You never know anymore.
they were in the same room, obviously.
you don’t let kids touch/rummage where you have your handgun.
I had to stop right there.
“How about BEFORE they conceived?”
Ideally (given our society)...but CERTAINLY by the time the kid is born.
“Police believe the shooting to be accidental.”
Well, no -. Does that even have to be stated?
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