In re T.K. CA1/5

I. BACKGROUND

We briefly review the underlying facts as to Mother, who is not a party to this appeal. On March 17, 2014, Mother was treated for a gunshot wound to the hand, and her live-in boyfriend was arrested for domestic violence. Both children were present at the time of the incident. A social worker interviewed N.K. separately from the Mother on the night of the incident. N.K. had heard Mother and her boyfriend arguing, and saw the boyfriend shoot Mother in the hand. N.K. had seen the boyfriend with firearms in the house often, and when Mother left the house after the shooting, the boyfriend went through the house collecting guns and ammunition. Mother claimed she and the boyfriend were fighting, and a loaded gun accidentally went off in her hand as she tried to remove a bullet from it. Police retrieved seven unsecured firearms and several packages of ammunition from the scene. On March 19, 2014, a petition was filed by the Mendocino County Department of Social Services (Agency)2 as to both children, alleging, inter alia, that Mother failed to adequately protect and supervise the minors and failed to keep the household free from domestic violence (§ 300, subd. (b)).…