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Florida Toddler Shoots 1-Year-Old Sibling in Mother's Car

Sheriff's deputies in Sarasota County, Florida, say a 3-year-old boy shot his 1-year-old sister in the face as the two were in a car in the parking lot of a daycare.

A news release said the incident happened at 4:30 Friday afternoon in Venice, a small city south of Sarasota on Florida's Gulf Coast.

Officials say the children were left alone in a car while their mother was talking to other parents in the Sonshine Learning Center's parking lot. Lt. Vince Mayer told NBC affiliate WFLA the boy picked up a handgun in the car and fired it, striking his sister in the mouth and neck area. Only one shot was fired.

The girl was flown to All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg with non-life threatening injuries and is expected to recover.

Detectives have not yet determined if any charges will be filed.

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