Overview
- A 2-year-old boy discovered a firearm hidden between two couch cushions and was fatally shot in a Highland residence on Thursday.
- Deputies performed CPR at the scene and emergency personnel transported the child to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.
- Police arrested the boy’s mother, 20-year-old Jamaria Cobb, and her 52-year-old boyfriend, Armand Bright, on suspicion of child abuse causing great bodily injury or death; both are held on $1.3 million bail.
- A second child who was in the home during the incident was placed into the custody of Child and Family Services and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division is leading the probe.
- Officials have not released who legally owned the gun or how it came to be left in the couch, and the case has renewed attention on studies showing unsecured firearms are a leading cause of death for children.