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Florida Police Say 7-Year-Old Girl Accidentally Shoots Sleeping Mom Twice

Saturday, May 24, 2008

BOCA RATON, Fla. —  Authorities say a 7-year-old girl accidentally shot her sleeping mother twice in a South Florida neighborhood, but the woman is expected to recover.

Authorities say 38-year-old Sharda Brijmohan was asleep in her bedroom Friday when her daughter walked over to a nightstand and picked up a handgun. Authorities say it accidentally fired. She was shot once in the forearm and once in the neck.

Paramedics drove the woman to Delray Medical Center, where she's expected to recover.

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