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By Anthony W. Haddad
Published 9 months ago on
December 9, 2024

A Fresno mother was fatally shot by her toddler after her boyfriend, Andrew Sanchez, 18, left a loaded firearm accessible on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024; he faces felony charges. (Fresno PD)

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A tragic shooting claimed the life of a 22-year-old Fresno mother on Friday evening, leaving her family and community reeling.

The Fresno Police Department said in a statement on Monday afternoon that at 5:38 p.m. Friday officers responded to a shooting report at the Butterfly Grove Apartments at the intersection of Fresno Street and San Jose Avenue.

Upon arrival, they found Jessinya Mina suffering from a single gunshot wound to her upper body. Despite emergency aid and transport to Community Regional Medical Center, Mina died.

A photo of the victim, Jessinya Mina, 22. (Fresno PD)

Investigators determined Mina’s toddler accidentally fired a loaded 9mm handgun left accessible by her boyfriend, Andrew Sanchez, 18.

Mina and Sanchez lived at the apartment with their two children — an eight-month-old infant and a two-and-a-half-year-old toddler.

According to detectives, the toddler discharged the gun, fatally striking Mina, in a bedroom.

Sanchez was detained at the scene and later booked into Fresno County Jail on charges of felony child endangerment and felony criminal storage of a firearm.

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The firearm was seized as evidence, and police are urging anyone with additional information to contact the Fresno Police Department.

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