Channel KOB in Albuquerque is reporting that a 3 year old child shot both his pregnant mother and his father when he reached for an iPod in his mother's purse and instead grabbed a gun. The shot first hit the father and then the bullet exited the father's hip, striking the mother. The couple's two year old child was also nearby.
According to the father, Justin Reynolds:
"It was like if I was to get up shake your hand and sat back down. That's how fast it happened, "said Reynolds." 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."
http://www.kob.com/...
The mother is still in the hospital in stable condition.
Fortunately, this situation is being taken seriously by the authorities.
Both children were placed on a 48 hour hold with CYFD [Children, Youth and Families Department].
APD [Albuquerque Police Department] says the case will be forwarded to the DA's office and pending charges of felony criminal negligence will be reviewed on both parents.
I continue to be amazed at the number of people who will keep a deadly weapon within reach of their children. Tragedies like this are entirely avoidable.