A two-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his father in Florida after his parents left a loaded gun unattended, local authorities said on Monday.

When police officers, alerted by a 911 call, arrived at the victim’s home near Orlando on May 26, they found the child’s mother Marie Ayala providing CPR to her husband, Reggie Mabry.

Law enforcement initially believed the 26-year-old, who died shortly afterward in hospital, had shot himself, but the eldest of the couple’s three children later told investigators that the trigger was pulled by his two-year-old brother, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said at a news conference.

The gun was in a bag that Mabry had left on the ground and the child came across it and shot his father in the back while he was playing a video game on a computer, court documents said.

The five family members, including a five-month-old girl, were in the same room at the time of the incident.

Both parents were on parole at the time after multiple offenses of child neglect and drug use, the sheriff said.

“Gun owners that do not properly secure their firearms are just one split second away from one of these tragedies happening in their homes,” Mina said.

“Now these young children have effectively lost both of their parents. Their father is dead. Their mother is in jail, and a young child has to live their life knowing that he shot his father,” the sheriff added.

Such tragedies are not uncommon in the United States.

In August 2021, another two-year-old child found a gun that had been left in a Paw Patrol backpack and fatally shot his mother in the head while she was taking part in a video conference.

The latest accident also comes as the debate over gun regulations rages in the country, after several deadly mass shootings in a supermarket, hospital, and primary school, among others.

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Chaii

What a terribly careless way to die!

Again, why are guns allowed in homes in the US?
The poor child must've been traumatized by the sudden sound of the gunshot.

Sad, irresponsible parenting.

But why would a father be careless with such weapon? Kids play with whatever they see around them not minding if it kills or not. I think the man coursed his death such a pity

Goodness me! The guy dropped a loaded gun in a bag with a room full of children and he was playing video games! No wonder they were on parole for child neglect! What an avoidable situation....may God help them live through this....poor children. It is well.

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Americans keep/brandish weapons like toys.

This is an avoidable death by the careless man. Wish he survived it so he learned the hard way. So unfortunate, he didn't live to learn from his carelessness.

Smh!!!

One of the disadvantages of not having gun control laws.

USA and gun news .

Pathetic

sisisioge:
Goodness me! The guy dropped a loaded gun in a bag with a room full of children and he was playing video games! No wonder they were on parole for child neglect! What an avoidable situation....may God help them live through this....poor children. It is well.

Meanwhile being on parole means you’re not even supposed to be in possession of firearms. Their firearms should have been confiscated once they are found guilty of a crime.

This is what we mean when we say laws to enforce reasonable gun control measures must be implemented but Republicans will keep crying about how they plan to disarm them. Unreasonable set of people

Nra for you

Gun
Gun not locked away
Gun loaded
Gun with safety off
Children

What could go wrong?

One of the million ways to die. Playing SNIPER 3D video game and leaving an unattended infant with loaded guns behind your back is suicide. The infant might have celebrated his first kill with a loud simulation of paaa! coming from his mouth.

GloriousGbola:
Nra for you

Gun
Gun not locked away
Gun loaded
Gun with safety off
Children

What could go wrong?

Someone will get blown to thy kingdom come. Hurrah

Very careless father.