In Four Oaks, North Carolina, a child riding in the back seat of a vehicle found a loaded gun and accidentally shot his mother in the face while she was driving.  A Sheriff’s deputy called the shooting a “horrible accident” and “not a deliberate act.”

The mother was rushed to the hospital, but her injuries were not considered life-threatening.  No charges have been filed as authorities continue to investigate how the child was able to get a loaded gun inside the vehicle.

One news outlet reported that there was “no impact on traffic.”

Sources:

Andrea Blanford, “’Horrible Accident’: Mother Shot by Child in Back Seat on I-95 in Johnston County, Deputies Say” 11 ABC Eyewitness News (March 18, 2021).

“Child Accidentally Shoots Mom in Face in Car Traveling on NC Interstate, Deputies Say,” Fox 8 (March 18, 2021).