COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A judge has sentenced a Colorado mother to 24 years in prison after her 2-year-old son fatally shot himself with her pistol, believing it was a squirt gun.
Melissa Michelle Adamson was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to child abuse resulting in death in the October 2018 death of Lokhi Bloom. Authorities have said the boy habitually drank water from a squirt gun and shot himself moments after discovering his mother’s loaded handgun. Adamson has said she is a recovering methamphetamine addict and told authorities that she loaded the gun after receiving threatening text messages from a drug dealer.
Authorities have said an ax and drug needles were also found within reach of her son and other children.
Thank God ...
My heart goes out to the mother 😢 Although it was extremely irresponsible to not have her gun locked up safely, she must be in unspeakable agony over the loss of her child over something totally preventable. A lesson learned, but she'll never get her child back 😕
I as a 2A supporter am all for stricter laws for irresponsible gun ownership, but this sentence was over the top!🙄 5-7 yrs hard time would have been more apropo.😒 Js
Axe and needles...
Heartbreaking😞💔 RIP baby boy💜
Oh, that will help this poor woman. Yes it was totally irresponsible, but I’m sure she is already devastated for life without prison.
Good
Feeling like, no matter where she winds up.....
Parents look up your damn guns.
5 years?
Horrible sentence if this was otherwise an adequate mother in other respects.
Good.
Should have been life!
Good. Now do the same thing all over the country.
😿😢👶
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