Mother accidentally shot by her three-year-old son after he grabs father’s gun from under car seat

A mother was  accidentally shot by her three-year-old son after he picked up a gun that had been left underneath his father’s seat in the car.

The incident took place outside a McDonald’s in a shopping center parking lot at 2510 West Broward Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, at around 1.45pm on Thursday.

Police officials say the mother is now in a stable condition after she was rushed to General Medical Center as a trauma alert. 

The boy is believed to have accidentally discharged the gun, which hit his mother.

His father had stepped out of the car for three minutes to visit a local business.

Another child, a one-year-old girl, was also present in the car with their mother.

A local shop owner told ABC: ‘A person came into the store and got a water and then came back out.

Police officials say the mother is now in a stable condition after she was rushed to General Medical Center as a trauma alert

Footage showed multiple officers attended the scene collecting evidence including an empty bullet shell

‘Within a minute or two later I looked out the window and there was a woman laying alongside the SUV. A woman who was out there assumes it was a gunshot.

The was lawfully owned and carried by the father – who had stowed it under his seat.  

Footage showed multiple officers attended the scene to collect evidence from the vehicle – investigations are ongoing. 

Minnesota gun laws do allow guns to be carried in vehicles.

Am empty bullet shell is seen on the floor near the scene next to an evidence marker

The was lawfully owned and carried by the father – who had stowed it under his seat

Minnesota gun laws do allow guns to be carried in vehicles