2-Y-O boy, shoots his pregnant mother, 31, in the back with pistol he found in nightstand: Mom and baby both died after emergency C-section

Boy, 2, shoots pregnant mother in the back with pistol he found in nightstand

A two-year-old boy shot his pregnant mother in the back with a pistol he found in her nightstand, killing her and her unborn child.

Police in Norwalk, Ohio rushed to the scene on June 16 after receiving a frantic call from the mother, Laura Ilg, 31, moments after she was shot in the back.

Her Marine husband Alek, 28, who was at work at the time, also called dispatchers, telling them he 'received a phone call from his wife "screaming something about my son and needing to call 911"', cops said.

Ilg was rushed to nearby Fisher-Titus Medical Center, where surgeons performed an emergency cesarean section but they were unable to save the baby. Ilg was tragically declared dead around three hours later.

In a heartbreaking tribute, Laura's husband Alek wrote on social media: 'There are no words for the pain and loss I feel. She was, is, and will always be, the love of my life.'

Laura Ilg (right) was accidentally shot and killed by her 2-year-old son (center). They are pictured with her Marine husband Alek (left)

Officers arrived at the house and made a forced entry through the locked front door, where they found Ilg and her son upstairs in the master bedroom.

She said the room is typically locked and baby gates are set up throughout the home, but her son bypassed the gates and started playing with the gun while she was doing laundry.

At the request of Ilg the 2-year-old was removed from the bedroom, and paramedics then performed desperate lifesaving procedures.

She was said to be 'fully conscious' and provided a 'complete account of the events that occurred', explaining that she was 33 weeks pregnant

An online obituary for the mom says she 'enjoyed attending her church and spending time with her family. She met her husband, Alek, while he was in the Marines, and married Nov. 23, 2018.'

'She always wanted to be a mother and wife... She was an avid reader and especially liked Harry Potter, crafting, and enjoyed board games and was a child at heart,' the tribute added.

Laura (left) was said to be 'fully conscious' and called the police herself after she was shot in the back

Cops were forced to break down the door of their Norwalk, Ohio home (pictured)

A sweep of the house uncovered the weapon, along with a shell casing, while the handgun's magazine was filled with an additional 12 rounds, police said.

Investigators also found two more firearms inside the home, a 12-guage shotgun in the master bedroom closet, and an airsoft rifle in the computer room closet.

The Norwalk Police Department’s detective bureau, which executed a search warrant on the home, says it found a number of child safety features in the home, including gates on almost all doorways and child locks on drawers.

Investigations into the shooting are ongoing, and no charges have yet been filed.

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Comment by James on June 30, 2023 at 5:52pm: No one bc its wat was destined many mo enemies to go

Comment by mr1stroke on June 30, 2023 at 1:04am: By the way, who is going to be charge for that weapon and the murder?

Comment by mr1stroke on June 30, 2023 at 1:02am: When you make poor decisions it will cost you, since you people want to own guns but remain irresponsible, you have young kids around but leave your weapon unattended where ever around the house, there is no excuse for it, now live with the guilt since it was so much worth it.

Comment by vaughn mitchell on June 25, 2023 at 12:00pm: That must be a paper gun for a two year old to pick up a gun and aim it to shoot a someone, guns are not light weight. Who were they scared of was going to come after them, definetly not black people.

Comment by vaughn mitchell on June 25, 2023 at 11:57am: Dumb, ass father, they tell you time and time again, keep a gun a lock box, and no bullets should be in that gun. Who the hell leave a loaded gun in a night stand where a two year old can get it. I bet that father will never have another gun in his house and that little boy will be scared of guns, he will be mentally f*****.

Comment by James on June 25, 2023 at 6:36am: Lolol oh neanderdogs for you

Comment by Image96 on June 24, 2023 at 6:19pm: Hope this throughly investigated. A two year old did all of that? I can see a four or five but a two year old?? Well this is what happens when there’s guns and children in the house.