A Louisville mother who was shot by her 2-year-old son is charged with wanton endangerment."I wondered how the child, at 2, got to the gun; why would the gun be visible for the child to get to at all?" neighbor Carla Boyd said.Jessica Barkley's toddler shot her in the upper torso last month on Evelyn Avenue, police said."It was a non-life threatening situation and that part of it is good," LMPD spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said.Barkley, 31, left her loaded 9-mm handgun with five rounds in her nightstand, where her 2-year-old child was able to reach it, according to investigators.After being shot, Barkley took the gun from the child and the two left the home. A neighbor called for an ambulance, according to police.Court documents show that the child was removed from her custody a few days after the shooting. "The statute reads that it's basically where there is a disregard for human life or you create a circumstance where a human life could be taken and putting someone in danger. In this case, the Commonwealth's Attorney and the county attorney's office felt that it meant those elements," Mitchell said.Mitchell said what happened to Barkley should serve as a lesson for all."Obviously you have a second amendment right to bear arms, you have that right, but it's also a tremendous responsibility," Mitchell said.Barkley is due in court next Tuesday.

A Louisville mother who was shot by her 2-year-old son is charged with wanton endangerment.

"I wondered how the child, at 2, got to the gun; why would the gun be visible for the child to get to at all?" neighbor Carla Boyd said.

Jessica Barkley's toddler shot her in the upper torso last month on Evelyn Avenue, police said.

"It was a non-life threatening situation and that part of it is good," LMPD spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said.

Barkley, 31, left her loaded 9-mm handgun with five rounds in her nightstand, where her 2-year-old child was able to reach it, according to investigators.

After being shot, Barkley took the gun from the child and the two left the home. A neighbor called for an ambulance, according to police.

Court documents show that the child was removed from her custody a few days after the shooting.

"The statute reads that it's basically where there is a disregard for human life or you create a circumstance where a human life could be taken and putting someone in danger. In this case, the Commonwealth's Attorney and the county attorney's office felt that it meant those elements," Mitchell said.

Mitchell said what happened to Barkley should serve as a lesson for all.

"Obviously you have a second amendment right to bear arms, you have that right, but it's also a tremendous responsibility," Mitchell said.

Barkley is due in court next Tuesday.