Mother pleads guilty after boy, 2, kills sister with gun

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- A Philadelphia woman has pleaded guilty after her 2-year-old son picked up a loaded .357 revolver and fatally shot his 11-year-old sister.

Prosecutors say the toddler found the gun under a bed and shot Jamara Stevens while their mother, 31-year-old Tiffany Goldwire, was in the bathroom on April 5.

Assistant District Attorney Joanne Pescatore says a male friend left the loaded gun on top of the refrigerator the night before.

She says Goldwire's 14-year-old son moved it to what he thought was a safer place and told his mother. But Pescatore says Goldwire told police she was drunk and high that night.

Goldwire faces eight to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment.

Defense lawyer Eugene Tinari says Goldwire pleaded so the older son wouldn't have to testify.