FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A child accidentally shot his mother Thursday afternoon in a Fort Lauderdale parking lot, police said.
Fort Lauderdale police officers were called to an accidental shooting at 2510 W. Broward Blvd. just before 2 p.m. Thursday.
According to Fort Lauderdale Police Department spokeswoman Casey Liening, a mother was accidentally shot by her child inside a gray SUV.
Witnesses said they heard what sounded like gunshots and found the woman lying on the ground.
A view from Sky 10 showed officers speaking with a man and two small children on a sidewalk by the parking lot.
Local 10 News investigative reporter Amy Viteri said the man and children left the scene in a police cruiser.
The mother was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center, where she was listed in stable condition.
The age of the two children has not been released by investigators. No arrests have been made.