'A horrible, horrible accident': Toddler shoots mother dead
Christa Engles, who was accidentally shot dead by her three-year-old son as she changed her newborn daughter's nappy. (Supplied)
A young US mother has been accidentally shot dead by her three-year-old son as she changed her newborn daughter's nappy.
Christa Engles, 26, was tending to her one-year-old on Monday night when her toddler found the loaded gun under the couch and pulled the trigger, shooting his mother in the head.
The children's grandmother was the one who discovered the confronting scene.
"She came in and supposedly found the two children covered in blood," neighbour Vera Bennett told KOKI-TV .
Police said they found several guns in the home and that when they arrived the little boy kept repeating the words, "Mummy shot", according to the Inquisitr.
Mrs Engles was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Her husband, Brian Engles, is a truck driver who arrived at their Oklahoma home later that evening to learn of the tragedy. It's understood he used to be in the Army.
Upon learning of the tragedy, Mr Engles took to Facebook posting the message: "I lost my wife to an accident yesterday. Don't forget to tell you loved ones they are loved. You really never know when the last I love you really is the last."
Police have described the incident as a "horrible, horrible accident". No charges will be filed.
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