Chaos as two-year-old unintentionally shoots twin sibling with gun
A two-year-old child is in hospital after their twin accidentally shot them with a gun, police said.
Henry County Police rushed to a home in Hampton, Georgia around noon on Wednesday to reports of a shot fired, according to Fox5.
A toddler, whose name and gender have not been released, was airlifted from the home at 200 Robin Hood Lane in the leafy village just south of Atlanta.
First responders from the Henry County Fire Rescue Units treated the child at the scene before they were taken to the hospital.
Officials said they are now in a stable condition. The home where the shooting happened has been cordoned off by police.
A resident in the area told Fox5 that officers were preventing local people from accessing part of the street as they investigate what happened.
Detectives said they believe the child’s twin sibling ‘gained possession of the firearm’ and accidentally shot the weapon.
It’s unclear who owned the weapon or what type of gun it was. No one has been charged over the shooting.
A two-year-old child is in hospital after their twin accidentally shot them with a gun at the Georgia home pictured above, police said
Henry County Police rushed to a home in Hampton, Georgia around noon on Wednesday to reports of a shot fired
A toddler, whose name and gender have not been released, was airlifted from the home at 200 Robin Hood Lane (pictured from above) in the leafy village just south of Atlanta
Images from the scene show investigators searching the one-story home, which has been cordoned off from the rest of the street with yellow tape.
A cluster of plastic children’s toys, including a miniature car and basketball hoop, can also be seen outside the home.
It comes just three months after a California mother was shot dead by her two-year-old son after the toddler found a loaded gun in her bedroom.
Jessinya Mina, 22, of northeast Fresno, was shot by her boy at her Butterfly Grove apartment while lying in bed just before 5:30pm on December 6, 2024.
Police responded to the apartment complex, where they discovered Mina with a single gunshot wound to her upper body.
The fatal accident came after Mina’s boyfriend, 18-year-old Andrew Sanchez, who also lives at the residence, negligently left the 9mm handgun unsecured and accessible in the couple’s bedroom, the Fresno Police Department said.
Sanchez and their other roommates were in the process of taking Mina to the hospital when first responders stepped in and transported her to Community Regional Medical Center, where she succumbed to her injuries shortly after.
Sanchez, who has no prior criminal history, was taken into custody and booked into Fresno County jail for negligent storage of a firearm and felony child endangerment, but has since bailed out.
It comes just three months after California mother Jessinya Mina was shot dead by her two-year-old son after the toddler found a loaded gun in her bedroom
Andrew Sanchez, 18. who also lived at the residence with Mina, negligently left behind a loaded 9mm handgun unsecured in their bedroom
‘It’s difficult because we are having to wrestle with the idea that it’s even conceivable that a two-and-a-half-year-old child would have sufficient strength to manipulate a firearm,’ Lt. Paul Cervantes said during a press conference.
‘The firearm was stored in a location where the toddler accessed the firearm,’ he added.
‘And at some point in time, while handling that particular weapon, the toddler was able to manipulate the trigger, and it actually struck Mina as she was lying in bed.’
The firearm was located at the scene and has since been seized as evidence.
Mina’s sister, Jessica Rodriguez, told ABC30 that the tragedy could have been avoided if Sanchez simply respected her sister’s requests.
‘Now because of her boyfriend’s carelessness, his arrogance, his irresponsibility and neglecting my sister’s wishes of never having a gun in her house, she’s gone forever,’ Rodriguez said.
Mina, who was also mother to an eight-month-old girl, was in the process of going back to cosmetology school and finishing her career.
She was described as a ‘beautiful mother’ who touched the lives of every person she encountered.
‘My sister was a young mother of two beautiful children who should’ve been given the opportunity to spend a long happy life with them,’ Rodriguez added.
‘She was loving, caring and always gave selflessly away whenever she had the opportunity.’
