Four-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Mother in North Lynnwood

3100 block of 164th St SW in Lynnwood

At approximately 8:01 a.m., South County Deputies responded to a report of an assault with a weapon in the 3100 block of 164th St SW in Lynnwood, WA.

Upon arrival, deputies discovered that a 4-year-old child had accessed a loaded firearm and accidentally shot his 42-year-old mother.

The woman sustained a gunshot wound to her upper left arm. She was transported to Harborview Medical Center with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The 4-year-old also sustained minor injuries during the incident.

During the investigation, deputies learned that the child had retrieved the firearm from his father, who was asleep on the couch at the time. Multiple unsecured firearms were observed throughout the residence.

The father, a 44-year-old male, was arrested and booked into the Snohomish County Jail on charges of reckless endangerment and unlawful storage of a firearm.

The two children living in the home, ages 4 and 9, were released to family members following the incident.