Mother critically injures daughter after accidental shooting
A 12-year-old was left with life-threatening injuries after Phoenix police said her mother accidentally shot her Sunday night.
At about 7:15 p.m., the girl's mother told a 911 dispatcher she was cleaning the gun when it accidentally went off while inside a home in the 2200 block of North 50th Lane, near 51st Avenue and Holly Street in Phoenix, Lt. John White said.
When officers arrived, they found the 12-year-old collapsed on a bedroom floor with a large wound in her upper left shoulder and chest area, the lieutenant said.
Though the teen seemed somewhat alert at the scene, police were later informed that her injuries were potentially life-threatening.
Police who remained at the scene interviewed the victim's family members, including the teen's 5-year-old sister who told officers she watched her mother move the gun around.
Eventually the youngster saw a bullet strike her older sister while the three were in a bedroom, the girl told officers.
A Phoenix Fire Department Crisis Response Team was called to the scene to comfort the eight to nine family members at the home at the time of the shooting, White said.
Police remained at the scene at about 9:15 p.m. Sunday and were attempting to determine if negligence was a factor.
Very fishy. Does mom know what a bullet looks like and how to get it out of the gun without making it go down the barrel first? Responsibility leads to training which results in safety. All sadly lacking here.
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