The case of the two-year-old accident occurs in the midst of massive protests in Washington over the abuse of weapons in the United States. Photo: EFE
A 2 year old boy pulled a gun out of a bag e accidentally killed his father shot in the back in Florida. Because of what happened, his mother was charged on Monday with criminal charges and was detained.
The incident, which occurred on May 26 near Orlando, occurred in the midst of the debate on gun control in the United States.
Police went to the victim’s home after receiving an emergency call to 911. Upon arrival, officers found a woman, Marie Ayala, 28, who was performing a heart massage on her husband, Reggie Mabry (26), who was fatally wounded by a gunshot.
Orange County Sheriff John Mina certified the mother’s arrest at a conference held on Monday. Photo: Twitter
Police initially believed that the cause of death was linked to suicide. But the eldest of the couple’s three children, a five-year-old boy he told officers that it was his two-year-old brother who shot his father in the back.
According to reports from the five-year-old boy to the police, his two-year-old brother took the gun from a bag and accidentally shot his father.
In the statement it was highlighted that the boy shot his father in the back while he was sitting playing video games in a computer. And it was recorded that the entire family was in the one bedroom in the house when the events took place.
The mother of the boy who shot him was arrested
On Monday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Central Florida reported that Ayala was arrested on charges including “negligent manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a convicted criminal, “among other charges.
Why was the baby’s mother involved? Both Ayala and her husband were not supposed to carry weapons, not even have them at home, because they had been convicted of criminal acts.
Additionally, Florida law requires that if there are minors in the home, a loaded firearm must be stored in a locked or padlocked box so that no one under the age of 16 has access.
“The weapon was not stowed correctly“Sheriff John Mina said at a press conference, regretting that the weapon was in a” easy to access “location.
Mina indicated that both parents were inside parole for neglect of minors and are also accused of narcotics.
Now, the mother of the boy who fired the gun faces a sentence of up to 15 years in prison if she is convicted of “manslaughter”.
“Now these kids have lost both parents,” Mina said, referring to the fact that one is dead and the other will likely have to spend many years in prison. “And a child has to live his life knowing he shot his father,” the police chief said.
With information from EFE
Source: Clarin
