In what police called avoidable tragedy, a toddler fatally shot his 22-year-old mother inside the family's Northern California apartment, and the woman's boyfriend is facing criminal charges in her death.

A 22-year-old mother in California is dead after police say her toddler accidentally shot her with an unsecured gun. The incident occurred on Friday, Dec. 6, at an apartment where Jessinya Mina lived with her 2½-year-old toddler and an 8-month-old infant,

A Fresno, California mother was shot and killed by her 2-year-old child who had gained access to an unsecured weapon.

A California mom was accidentally shot to death by her toddler son after he reportedly got ahold of her boyfriend's unsecured gun, according to police.