Gabriel Alexis Henderson, a 25-year old mother of five young children in Cornelius, North Carolina, was shot and killed when one of her children found a loaded handgun in her purse. Four of her children were in the room with her at the time of the accident.  One of those children was also struck, but is expected to survive.

 In light of concerns about privacy, the names and ages of the children were not released.

 Source:

Amanda Zhou, “Child Accidentally Kills Mom with Gun From Purse, Police Say,” The Charlotte Observer (February 16, 2021).