Toddler Accidentally Shoots Mom Dead While She Was Changing Baby’s Diaper
A Tulsa woman is dead after her toddler son accidentally shot her in the head while she was changing her 1-year-old daughter’s diaper, police say.
Christa Engles, 26, was pronounced dead at a local hospital just after 5:30 p.m. on Monday after being transported from her east Tulsa home in “grave condition,” according to KJRH.
Engles was found by the children’s grandmother after she arrived home to find the victim in the front room of the house with a gunshot wound to the head, police say.
Sgt. Dave Walker confirmed that the incident was an accidental shooting by the toddler.
Engles’ husband works out of state as a truck driver and he returned home around 8:00 p.m. after learning of the shooting.
According to a neighbor, the toddler found the gun underneath the couch. She added that Engles was in the Army.
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By: Anomaly100
Tommy6860 November 25th, 2014 at 19:53
This is just terrible. :'(
The child is young enough that he won’t remember what happened. But when he gets old enough to reconcile it, there will be some guilt and a lot of blame. How in the f’ing hell, does a 3 year old get a hold of a loaded gun? This gun-nuttery has to end. The lives lost because of the sheer stupidity with the responsibility in gun ownership, is simply astounding!
M D Reese November 25th, 2014 at 21:09
I’m at the point now where I really don’t mind if they just take themSELVES out. I hate it when there are children involved. They don’t have a choice in the situation.
Ingrid November 26th, 2014 at 09:02
I have quite a few memories from before I was three. Sketchy and sporadic and visual in nature, but quite a few.
Tommy6860 November 25th, 2014 at 20:53
This is just terrible. :'(
The child is young enough that he won’t remember what happened. But when he gets old enough to reconcile it, there will be some guilt and a lot of blame. How in the f’ing hell, does a 3 year old get a hold of a loaded gun? This gun-nuttery has to end. The lives lost because of the sheer stupidity with the responsibility in gun ownership, is simply astounding!
M D Reese November 25th, 2014 at 22:09
I’m at the point now where I really don’t mind if they just take themSELVES out. I hate it when there are children involved. They don’t have a choice in the situation.
Ingrid November 26th, 2014 at 10:02
I have quite a few memories from before I was three. Sketchy and sporadic and visual in nature, but quite a few.
mea_mark November 25th, 2014 at 19:58
They hid the gun on the floor? What were they thinking. Idiocy, pure idiocy.
M D Reese November 25th, 2014 at 21:08
Indeed. I mean, what toddler would think to pick up a gun they found on the floor and play with it?
mea_mark November 25th, 2014 at 20:58
They hid the gun on the floor? What were they thinking. Idiocy, pure idiocy.
M D Reese November 25th, 2014 at 22:08
Indeed. I mean, what toddler would think to pick up a gun they found on the floor and play with it?
CHOCOL8MILK November 25th, 2014 at 19:59
Truly sad. The son will have a lot of guilt as he grows older. Also, it is a travesty that one (or both) parents are irresponsible gun owners. One would think to NOT leave a handgun where a toddler would find it (loaded hand gun at that).
tiredoftea November 25th, 2014 at 20:12
The young boy will have no memory of this as he is too young. I suppose that’s fortunate, under the circumstances.
StoneyCurtisll November 25th, 2014 at 20:14
He my not remember it happening…
But he will know about it…:(
tiredoftea November 25th, 2014 at 20:15
He will likely be told, but persistent memories happen later in development.
CHOCOL8MILK November 25th, 2014 at 20:59
Truly sad. The son will have a lot of guilt as he grows older. Also, it is a travesty that one (or both) parents are irresponsible gun owners. One would think to NOT leave a handgun where a toddler would find it (loaded hand gun at that).
tiredoftea November 25th, 2014 at 21:12
The young boy will have no memory of this as he is too young. I suppose that’s fortunate, under the circumstances.
StoneyCurtisll November 25th, 2014 at 21:14
He my not remember it happening…
But he will know about it…:(
tiredoftea November 25th, 2014 at 21:15
He will likely be told, but persistent memories happen later in development.
whatthe46 November 25th, 2014 at 20:04
why on earth does these gun owners feel its appropriate to just leave a gun out and about like a bowl of candy is beyond reason.
M D Reese November 25th, 2014 at 21:06
Freedumb, and, and, uh–derp…
whatthe46 November 25th, 2014 at 21:04
why on earth does these gun owners feel its appropriate to just leave a gun out and about like a bowl of candy is beyond reason.
M D Reese November 25th, 2014 at 22:06
Freedumb, and, and, uh–derp…
StoneyCurtisll November 25th, 2014 at 20:12
How do you explain to a kid ‘you accidentally shot your mother to death when you were a toddler’…
Imagine living with that for the rest of your life.
M D Reese November 25th, 2014 at 21:06
The only good news here is that the toddler probably won’t actually remember it firsthand.
StoneyCurtisll November 25th, 2014 at 21:12
How do you explain to a kid ‘you accidentally shot your mother to death when you were a toddler’…
Imagine living with that for the rest of your life.
M D Reese November 25th, 2014 at 22:06
The only good news here is that the toddler probably won’t actually remember it firsthand.
tiredoftea November 25th, 2014 at 20:14
Do we really need one more dead person to prove how dangerous this notion of guns in homes is? WTF is wrong with us as a nation that we allow gun zealots to run over the 2nd Amendment? Thanks NRA for yet another dead person for your wall of fame in your maniacal zeal to make everyone, everywhere at anytime armed and dangerous.
craig7120 November 25th, 2014 at 22:47
She’s a martyr for those whose lives will be drastically diminished if they are not allowed to conceal carry inside a Walmart or Kroger
tiredoftea November 25th, 2014 at 22:54
Yeah, now they can arm themselves against reckless toddlers in the toy and candy aisles.
rg9rts November 26th, 2014 at 01:15
Shoot them first ….stand your ground
mcalleyboy November 26th, 2014 at 02:38
Oh no we should turn in all our weapons and sing cumbia and join N Korea. Accidents, how many grandpas ran over their toddlers this year and squashed their heads, do we ban vehicles. You have the right to protect yourself and no legislation will tell you different, it’s your life, I do agree that some citizens shouldn’t own a weapon, how do you legislate that, stick on your government chart as oops.
jasperjava November 26th, 2014 at 05:59
How can getting shot by your own kid be called “protecting yourself”? There would be fewer “accidental” deaths, domestic violence homicides, and suicides if guns weren’t in people’s homes. The incidents of people using guns to “protect themselves” are extremely rare, compared to those where people are killed or injured by their own guns.
mcalleyboy November 26th, 2014 at 19:02
Your a perfect candidate for North Korean citizenship, no guns allowed and what a joyful place to live. Guns save lives, it don’t make the news and isn’t worth reporting.
jasperjava November 26th, 2014 at 19:17
It takes a simple-minded moron to say that there is no middle ground between North Korea and a Wild West free-for-all. Dozens of peaceful western democracies have common-sense gun control laws, and they are just as free as the United States, often more so. For one thing, people there are free to live their lives without worrying about getting shot by their toddlers.
mcalleyboy November 26th, 2014 at 19:32
I would consider you an extremist liberal then or very un educated and uniformed about life in NK.
Richard Gray November 26th, 2014 at 23:02
The woman wasn’t worried about getting shot by her toddler. That was the problem. There is no need for a solution based on that case. The parents, if they really stashed a loaded and ready to fire condition under the sofa (and if the child was really the one who shot it at the parent), made a mistake. No need for legislation to incarcerate parents who leave a loaded gun under a sofa with a three year old running around. No need to take away anyone else’s guns. I don’t need your “protection.”
Richard Gray November 26th, 2014 at 22:57
Care to cite your source for your claim that incidents of people using guns to protect themselves are extremely rare? Come on, let’s see those numbers.
tiredoftea November 25th, 2014 at 21:14
Do we really need one more dead person to prove how dangerous this notion of guns in homes is? WTF is wrong with us as a nation that we allow gun zealots to run over the 2nd Amendment? Thanks NRA for yet another dead person for your wall of fame in your maniacal zeal to make everyone, everywhere at anytime armed and dangerous.
craig7120 November 25th, 2014 at 23:47
She’s a martyr for those whose lives will be drastically diminished if they are not allowed to conceal carry inside a Walmart or Kroger
tiredoftea November 25th, 2014 at 23:54
Yeah, now they can arm themselves against reckless toddlers in the toy and candy aisles.
rg9rts November 26th, 2014 at 02:15
Shoot them first ….stand your ground
M.C.A. November 26th, 2014 at 03:38
Oh no we should turn in all our weapons and sing cumbia and join N Korea. Accidents, how many grandpas ran over their toddlers this year and squashed their heads, do we ban vehicles. You have the right to protect yourself and no legislation will tell you different, it’s your life, I do agree that some citizens shouldn’t own a weapon, how do you legislate that, stick on your government chart as oops.
jasperjava November 26th, 2014 at 06:59
How can getting shot by your own kid be called “protecting yourself”? There would be fewer “accidental” deaths, domestic violence homicides, and suicides if guns weren’t in people’s homes. The incidents of people using guns to “protect themselves” are extremely rare, compared to those where people are killed or injured by their own guns.
M.C.A. November 26th, 2014 at 20:02
Your a perfect candidate for North Korean citizenship, no guns allowed and what a joyful place to live. Guns save lives, it don’t make the news and isn’t worth reporting.
jasperjava November 26th, 2014 at 20:17
It takes a simple-minded moron to say that there is no middle ground between North Korea and a Wild West free-for-all. Dozens of peaceful western democracies have common-sense gun control laws, and they are just as free as the United States, often more so. For one thing, people there are free to live their lives without worrying about getting shot by their toddlers.
M.C.A. November 26th, 2014 at 20:32
I would consider you an extremist liberal then or very un educated and uniformed about life in NK.
Practical Defense Talk November 27th, 2014 at 00:02
The woman wasn’t worried about getting shot by her toddler. That was the problem. There is no need for a solution based on that case. The parents, if they really stashed a loaded and ready to fire condition under the sofa (and if the child was really the one who shot it at the parent), made a mistake. No need for legislation to incarcerate parents who leave a loaded gun under a sofa with a three year old running around. No need to take away anyone else’s guns. I don’t need your “protection.”
Practical Defense Talk November 26th, 2014 at 23:57
Care to cite your source for your claim that incidents of people using guns to protect themselves are extremely rare? Come on, let’s see those numbers.
granpa.usthai November 25th, 2014 at 20:20
maybe POTUS Obama should invite the kid to the White House (just to show the WHITE RACIST REPUBLICAN NAZIS like King that he doesn’t mind inviting shooters to the White House).
StoneyCurtisll November 25th, 2014 at 20:22
I said it before..
And I will say it again…
“F” Peter King~!
annaaurora November 26th, 2014 at 08:40
and Joni Ernst.
granpa.usthai November 25th, 2014 at 21:20
maybe POTUS Obama should invite the kid to the White House (just to show the WHITE RACIST REPUBLICAN NAZIS like King that he doesn’t mind inviting shooters to the White House).
StoneyCurtisll November 25th, 2014 at 21:22
I said it before..
And I will say it again…
“F” Peter King~!
annaaurora November 26th, 2014 at 09:40
and Joni Ernst.
searambler November 25th, 2014 at 20:58
So sad. So preventable.
searambler November 25th, 2014 at 21:58
So sad. So preventable.
M D Reese November 25th, 2014 at 21:04
How was this an accidental shooting on the toddler’s part?…
starskeptic November 25th, 2014 at 22:10
I know – toddlers are mean.
M D Reese November 25th, 2014 at 22:40
They are–very self-centered.
rg9rts November 26th, 2014 at 01:13
Adds a whole new meaning to terrible twos
annaaurora November 26th, 2014 at 08:40
three fisted three’s.
M D Reese November 26th, 2014 at 16:40
I thought it was because it lasts for two years…
rg9rts November 27th, 2014 at 01:08
Probably the most egocentric part of human development and lasts about a year for most…some never grow up and just become politicians
M D Reese November 27th, 2014 at 14:15
And of course once that happens, the terrible twos go on forever. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz come to mind.
rg9rts November 27th, 2014 at 15:30
St Ronnie
M D Reese November 27th, 2014 at 15:32
That man did and continues to do great harm to this country.
M D Reese November 25th, 2014 at 22:04
How was this an accidental shooting on the toddler’s part?…
starskeptic November 25th, 2014 at 23:10
I know – toddlers are mean.
M D Reese November 25th, 2014 at 23:40
They are–very self-centered.
rg9rts November 26th, 2014 at 02:13
Adds a whole new meaning to terrible twos
annaaurora November 26th, 2014 at 09:40
three fisted three’s.
M D Reese November 26th, 2014 at 17:40
I thought it was because it lasts for two years…
rg9rts November 27th, 2014 at 02:08
Probably the most egocentric part of human development and lasts about a year for most…some never grow up and just become politicians
M D Reese November 27th, 2014 at 15:15
And of course once that happens, the terrible twos go on forever. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz come to mind.
rg9rts November 27th, 2014 at 16:30
St Ronnie
M D Reese November 27th, 2014 at 16:32
That man did and continues to do great harm to this country.
allison1050 November 25th, 2014 at 21:25
Who the hell in their supposed right mind keeps a loaded gun under the sofa?
Spirit of America November 25th, 2014 at 21:40
Being in their right mind precludes one from keeping a loaded gun under the sofa.
allison1050 November 25th, 2014 at 22:25
Who the hell in their supposed right mind keeps a loaded gun under the sofa?
Spirit of America November 25th, 2014 at 22:40
Being in their right mind precludes one from keeping a loaded gun under the sofa.