Mom charged with manslaughter after her 2-year-old son shot his father in the back, killing him

• A Florida woman was charged with manslaughter after her two-year-old son shot his dad.
• Contrary to Florida law, the gun was improperly stored in a bag near a pile of laundry.

A Florida woman was charged with the manslaughter of her husband, who died from being shot in the back by their two-year-old son.

28-year-old Marie Ayala told authorities that she, her husband Reggie Mabry, 26, and their three children were together in the bedroom of their Orlando home on May 26, NBC affiliate WESH2 reported.

Their two-year-old got hold of a gun and "accidentally killed his daddy," an Orange County Sheriff's Office Facebook post said. According to an affidavit seen by NBC News, Mabry died later in the hospital.

Per the affidavit, the weapon was a Glock loaded with an extended high-capacity magazine. Ayala said that the gun was being kept in a bag stored near some dirty laundry at the time, and admitted that it would have been easy to find, NBC News reported the affidavit as saying.

At other times, it had been kept under a pillow, in a box in the closet, and in a broken safe, the affidavit reportedly records her as saying.

Friends and family mourned Mabry and described his death as a tragic accident, WESH2 reported.

Cherelle Bing, Mabry's sister, told the outlet: "None of my kids were taught to harm anybody. They never meant to harm anybody. This was an accident that could not be prevented," Bing said.

Orange County jail records show that Ayala was jailed Monday on a charge of manslaughter by culpable negligence. Court records seen by WESH2 say she and Mabry were already convicted felons.

Per the records, they were on probation on child neglect and drug charges, and were not allowed to have a gun.

Orange County Cheriff's office urged people to store their guns safely. Florida law requires gun owners to keep their firearms in a locked container, in a box with a trigger lock, or in another secure place if there is any risk that a child could lay hands on the weapon.

None of the children were injured, but "they will likely carry emotional wounds forever," the police post said.