Louisiana toddler finds gun, accidentally shoots woman in back: sheriff
The woman, 30, was rushed to an area hospital
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A 3-year-old accidentally shot a woman in the back after finding a gun in the backseat of their parked vehicle in Louisiana, according to reports.
The pair were sitting in the vehicle at a parking lot in Terrytown, about 5 miles southeast of downtown New Orleans – when the shooting occurred.
The woman, 30, was rushed to an area hospital, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.
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She is expected to survive, authorities told the New Orleans Advocate.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The shooting took place around 6:30 p.m.
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On Tuesday, the sheriff's office didn't say whether the child was related to the woman, the paper reported.