6-Year-Old US Girl Shoots Grandmother In Moving Car
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The woman was able to drive home and called US emergency helpline number 911. She was then airlifted to a hospital with "non-threatening injuries".
A six-year-old girl shot her grandmother from the backseat of a moving car in Florida, US, on February 16, as per a report in Fox News. Shooting Investigation involving a child. pic.twitter.com/YI2OhNEzTd
According to a press release by the North Port Police Department, the girl found her 57-year-old grandmother's gun in the backseat of the car. She then shot her in the lower back around 3 pm. "A 57-year-old woman reported that her 6-year-old granddaughter got ahold of a firearm in the backseat of the vehicle and accidentally fired a single shot through the driver seat, striking her in the lower back," they added.
The police department mentioned that the weapon was originally located in a holster, "tucked in the back pocket of the driver seat, beneath a seat cover".
