Police officer's toddler fatally shoots self

The boy's brother ran to the street for help, a
neighbor says
The father has been with the department since
1993
(CNN) — The 2-year-old son of a Cleveland
police officer fatally shot himself with his
father's service weapon Friday morning, police
said.
Officers responded to Officer Jose Pedro's home
at about 10:30 a.m. and took his son to
MetroHealth Medical Center, where the boy was
pronounced dead.
The toddler's older brother had run into the
street, pleading for help, a neighbor told CNN
affiliate WJW.
"(He) was saying 'somebody call the police ...
my brother shot himself,'" Sonya Hobbs said.
"When I went in there, I saw that baby -- he was
only 2 years old -- laying on the floor."
Both police and the county medical examiner's
office have declined to release the boy's name.
Pedro has been with the department since 1993.
Police officers, like citizens, are required to
secure all weapons. According to the Cleveland
police Manual of Rules , section 5.13, "officers
shall use or handle their firearms only in a safe,
proper, and authorized manner."