Man, woman arrested after toddler shot in leg in Ramona, CA

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A man and a woman have been arrested after a toddler was shot in Ramona (in San Diego County) over the weekend.
Authorities were notified of the shooting after receiving a call from the Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Center Sunday.

After interviewing family members at the hospital, investigators learned that around 10 a.m. the 2-year-old girl was in a bedroom with her mother Victoria Tejeda, 20, her mother’s boyfriend, Roman Estrada, 18, and Tejeda’s adult brother while Estrada was showing off an “illegally possessed, loaded gun.”

“While holding the gun and trying to disassemble it, Estrada pulled the trigger, causing the weapon to fire. The bullet struck the toddler in her leg,” the department said. “Tejeda noticed her daughter was bleeding and crying. The investigation revealed
neither Tejeda nor Estrada made any effort to call for emergency medical assistance,” authorities added.

The toddler was taken to the hospital while Estrada reportedly “hid the still-loaded gun in the bushes outside the hospital.” Estrada was arrested for child neglect, child endangerment, and negligently discharging a firearm. Tejeda was arrested for child neglect and child endangerment and was released on bail.

The bullet was removed from the toddler’s leg and she is expected to make a full recovery, the department said.

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/east-county-news/man-woman-arrested-after-toddler-shot-in-leg-in-ramona

[XanaDUer2]

1. Wow

words fail

[niyad]

2. I hope all three adults are in custody, and the child is with CPS.

[marble falls]

3. Thank goodness this child is not dead and is expected to recover fully. I hope that CPS ...

keeps dad out of the house.

[vanlassie]

4. Article doesn't claim dad was the guy in the room.

He probably was but it is definitely not stated.

[marble falls]

5. dad, step-dad, main squeeze, friend with benefits, uninterested by-stander, just a friend ...

... a brother, brother-in-law, her GOP Congressman, hairy fondler, CGI image, imaginary friend ... whatever he is, I know CPS can easily get a court order to keep him and his brother out of the house.

[vanlassie]

7. Absolutely.

[viva la]

8. The "boyfriend" is just 18

Yeah, it's possible that he sired the child when he was 15 or so (child is 2), but this is probably just "mom's boyfriend" (aka, often the most risky person to have around your small child).

I'm glad they were arrested. Just north of where I live, a man left his loaded pistol on the coffee table, and his toddler got it and shot herself, and he wasn't even charged. Oops. What a tragic "accident".

[Make7]

6. "hid the still-loaded gun in the bushes outside the hospital." WTAF?