A South Carolina mom was fatally shot by her 3-year-old who found an “unsecured firearm” in their Spartanburg residence, police said Wednesday.
Deputies responded to the scene at around 7:45 a.m. and found Cora Lyn Bush, 33, suffering a gunshot wound. The toddler and the victim’s mother were also at the scene.
“Although our investigation remains active, all indications are this incident was a result of the young child gaining access to an unsecured firearm, which resulted in the mother being accidentally shot and later passing away at the hospital,” the Sheriff’s Office said.
“The grandmother was interviewed and her account of the incident corroborated with both the evidence at the scene and the injury to the victim.”
Bush died at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center at 9:46 a.m.
“Please keep the family of Ms. Bush in your thoughts and prayers during this time of loss and grief,” the sheriff added.
