SEATTLE (AP) - Authorities say a pregnant Washington state woman was shot in the face Saturday by her 4-year-old son after the boy found a loaded, unsecured gun under a mattress.

  

The King County Sheriff's Office says the 27-year-old mother is eight months pregnant and was taken to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

  

Deputies say the boy's father put the gun under a mattress because he was afraid of recent crime in the neighborhood.

  

Under a new state law, gun owners could face criminal charges for not safely storing a gun.

  

It's unclear who the gun is registered to.

  

KOMO-TV reports detectives will be looking into the case Monday to see if any charges will be filed.