SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - A San Bernardino mother and her 14-year-old son were arrested after the teenager accidentally shot his baby sister.
Veronica Pyatt was driving in the area of 16th Street and E Street with her 14-year-old son and 20-month-old baby when the incident occurred.
According to San Bernardino Police, the teenage boy was ‘manipulating a loaded firearm’ while in the back seat of their vehicle.
The firearm discharged and a single round struck the toddler in her upper leg. According to a statement from police, the boy told his mother that his gun went off but the woman continued to drive home, claiming she didn’t realize her daughter had been struck. Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s Fast 5 newsletter..