Story highlights Police say the boy removed a handgun from his mother's purse 
 
 He fired one shot, striking his father 
 
 The bullet apparently exited through the father's hip and hit the mother 
 
 (CNN) A 3-year-old boy shot his father and pregnant mother over the weekend inside a hotel room in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 
 
 Police say the boy removed a handgun from his mother's purse Saturday and fired one shot, striking his father in the lower backside. 
 
 The bullet apparently exited through the father's hip and hit the mother in the right shoulder. She is eight months pregnant, said Officer Simon Drobik of the Albuquerque Police Department. 
 
 The father was treated and released from the hospital while the mother was hospitalized in stable condition. The condition of her unborn child is unknown. 
 
 The boy and his 2-year-old sister, who was also in the hotel room, are under the care of the Children's Youth and Families department. They were not injured in the incident. 
 
 Drobik says the case has been sent to Albuquerque District Attorney's Office, which will determine whether the parents will be charged with criminal negligence. 
 
 Police did not identify the family. 
 
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 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A toddler shot both of his parents on Saturday after reaching into his mother’s purse for her iPod, but found a loaded handgun instead, according to Albuquerque police. 
 
 Both people are expected to survive. 
 
 The 3-year-old boy fired one shot, which struck his father in the right buttock. The bullet went out of his hip and then hit the woman, who is eight months pregnant, in the arm, said Albuquerque Police Department officer Simon Drobik, a spokesman. 
 
 The family, which also includes a 2-year-old girl, was living in the room at America’s Best Value Inn near Menaul and University where the shooting occurred, Drobik said. The man and woman each confirmed the story, but the two children won’t be interviewed until a later date because of their age. A 9mm handgun was found inside the motel room. 
 
 The shooting took place around 2 p.m. in a second floor room of the motel at 2018 Menaul NE. 
 
 Drobik was the first person on scene. He said he placed a tourniquet, which all APD officers carry, on the woman’s arm and he said she appeared seriously injured. She remained in a hospital Saturday night. 
 
 The state Children, Youth and Families Department took custody of the children for at least 48 hours, Drobik said. 
 
 He said police will recommend that the parents be charged with felony criminal negligence. Police didn’t release their names on Saturday. 
 
 “The child did the damage, but it was because of the negligence of the adults that the child was able to do this,” Drobik said. “If you are going to be a gun owner, you need to lock it up and keep it safe, especially around children.” ||||| ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police said a 3-year-old boy got a hold of a gun, and shot his dad and a pregnant woman. It happened inside a motel room in northeast Albuquerque. 
 
 The shooting happened inside a room on the second floor of the America’s Best Value Inn, off Menaul Boulevard around 2 p.m. Saturday. Police said a woman had a loaded gun inside her purse, and a toddler got a hold of it. 
 
 KRQE News 13 was on scene as a man was hauled off in an ambulance. Albuquerque Police said a father was shot in his lower back by his 3-year-old son. 
 
 “That’s scary, you need to keep your guns put up and you need to have locks on them,” said Robb Robillard, who was in a motel room on the bottom floor when the shooting happened. 
 
 An APD spokesman said the toddler got his hands on a loaded gun from inside a woman’s purse. 
 
 “It’s a very tricky situation when you’re dealing with children, so that’s why we need to talk to the adults and find out what happened,” explained officer Simon Drobik, of the Albuquerque Police Department. 
 
 Drobik said the toddler fired a shot, hitting his dad. Investigators said the bullet went through the man’s hip, hitting a pregnant woman in the room. She was hit in her shoulder. 
 
 “I was the first on scene, put a tourniquet on her arm, and they rushed her off to the hospital,” said Drobik. 
 
 Police said a 2-year-old girl was also in the room. The children were not injured. 
 
 “I came out of the room and saw police officers downstairs and I came down the stairs and saw a whole bunch of cop cars,” Robillard recalled. 
 
 Robillard was surprised to hear the shooter was a 3-year-old. He said parents should be more careful with guns. 
 
 “I think everybody should have the right to own them, but you need a lock them too, especially when kids are around,” he said. 
 
 Police said the parents will be all right. 
 
 Animal Control arrived on scene and took two pit bulls out of the motel room. Investigators searched the motel room for hours, trying to piece together what happened. 
 
 Police said it’s a scary situation that could have been deadly. APD wants to remind people that carry guns, to keep them locked up and away from children. 
 
 Drobik said police recovered the gun inside the motel room. The father was released from the hospital Saturday, while the woman is still at the hospital being monitored. Police said she is eight months pregnant. 
 
 The Children Youth and Families Department has custody of the two children on a 48-hour-hold. Police said the parents could face felony criminal negligence charges for having a loaded gun near kids. The case will be forwarded to the District Attorney’s office. 
 
 Hearing from @ABQPOLICE on motel shooting in NE #ABQ more details to come @krqe http://t.co/7aXCQ1XZWV — 
 
 Gabrielle Burkhart (@gburkNM) January 31, 2015 
 
 Animal control showed up to take a pit bull from the scene. We'll keep you updated with info @krqe http://t.co/z9tpod0lsn — 
 
 Gabrielle Burkhart (@gburkNM) January 31, 2015 
 
 Motel scene off Menaul where @ABQPOLICE say a man and woman were shot. Two children in the room uninjured. http://t.co/DM76XSxtr5 — 
 
 Gabrielle Burkhart (@gburkNM) January 31, 2015
– A 3-year-old New Mexico boy going for an iPod in his mom's purse instead found a loaded handgun and managed to shoot both of his parents with one shot in the motel where the family was living, reports the Albuquerque Journal. The bullet hit the father in the right buttock, exited through his hip, and hit the mother—who is eight months pregnant—in the right arm. The father was treated and released, adds CNN, while the mother required a tourniquet and was hospitalized in stable condition. Police are recommending the pair be charged with felony criminal negligence. "The child did the damage, but it was because of the negligence of the adults that the child was able to do this," says the cop who was first on the scene. "If you are going to be a gun owner, you need to lock it up and keep it safe, especially around children." A 2-year-old daughter was also in the room; she and the 3-year-old are currently in state custody. Animal control also took custody of the family's two pit bulls. "That’s scary, you need to keep your guns put up and you need to have locks on them," another guest at the America’s Best Value Inn tells KRQE.