CHOWCHILLA, CALIFORNIA — Heartbreak on Alameda Road quickly spread through the small town of Chowchilla as parents learned about a deadly shooting involving two siblings on opposite sides of the gun.“I feel really bad for the family, for their loss and for the child, not understanding, not knowing,” said Kathy Scott, neighbor.
The call for help came in around 5:00 p.m. Wednesday. Inside the bedroom, officers found a 1-year-old boy with a bullet wound to his head. His sister had accidentally shot him with a parent’s gun.
Paramedics transported the toddler to Valley’s Children’s Hospital but he didn’t make it there alive.
“Well anytime a child gets a hold of firearm, and there’s some sort of a negligent discharge, it’s a criminal matter,” said Lt. Jeff Palmer, Chowchilla Police Department
Officers said the mother, Erica Bautisa, was home at the time. She is a 16 year veteran of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Detectives said the handgun was registered to her and was not a duty weapon, and they suspect it was stored improperly.
“Firearms are not something to be taken for granted, don’t leave them loaded, and absolutely don’t leave them in an […]
Here’s a case where someone had a legitimate reason to have a gun but was negligent in handling it (not installing a trigger lock). You’re right- you don’t recover from that, ever.
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Irresponsible gun ownership will occur no matter how much we try to prevent. It is heartbreaking when children are involved. As a parent losing a child is devastating in a way people who have not experienced this will never know. That said, guns are here to stay and we cannot protect everyone from themselves. Freedom involves both risk and responsibilty…humans are fallible. If you don’t want freedom then move to a place where only the government and criminals (I repeat myself) have guns and let us know how that works out.
My condolences to the family, I don’t have the right words for the family, just that my heart is saddened .such a tragedy as this to occur to a woderful lady is incomprehensible.