2-year-old fatally shoots his pregnant mother in US

Washington: A toddler of two years fatally shot his mother who was eight months pregnant in the US state of Ohio, police said.

CNN reported on Thursday evening that the Norwalk Police Department received an emergency call from the 31-year-old victim, who said she was "shot in the back by her two-year-old son", CNN reported on Thursday evening.

Moments later, her husband called 911 and stated "he received a phone call from his wife screaming something about my son and needing to call 911'".

According to the statement, the officers arrived at the house and forced entry through a locked front door, adding that the mother and her son were found in the upstairs master bedroom, along with a pistol, CNN reported.

The woman was fully conscious and gave officers a complete account of the events that occurred, according to authorities.

The victim was then transported to a medical centre where an emergency C-section was performed. But her unborn son was later pronounced dead, followed by the woman.

The weapon, along with a spent shell casing, was seized from the home, and the pistol's magazine was seen loaded with an additional 12 rounds.

During their search, detectives discovered a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun with six rounds in the master bedroom closet and an airsoft rifle in the computer room closet.

The investigation is ongoing, police said.

With inputs from IANS