Reports: Mother rushed to Florida hospital after child finds gun, shoots her

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A woman has been rushed to the hospital after a child accidentally shot her in Ft. Lauderdale, reports said.

WSVN said that Fort Lauderdale police and Fire Rescue units responded to West Broward Boulevard and Northwest 25th Avenue on Thursday afternoon.

Police reported that a child got ahold of a gun inside a vehicle and accidentally shot the mother.

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The mother was reportedly transported to the hospital as a trauma alert.

This story was written in Orlando, Florida.