LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas police have arrested the mother of a 4-year-old girl who suffered life-threatening injuries in an accidental shooting.
The 30-year-old woman was taken into custody Sunday and faces a charge of child neglect with substantial bodily harm.
Investigators say the woman had left her firearm on a chair in a bedroom where children were playing when the gun accidentally discharged.
The child was struck by the gunfire and taken to a hospital in critical condition. Police say she has since been upgraded to stable condition.
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