Norwalk accidental shooting: Man arrested after child shoots mom with shotgun

NORWALK, Calif. (KABC) -- A man has been arrested after a small child somehow got his hands on a shotgun and accidentally shot his mother outside of a Norwalk preschool.

The shooting happened Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of Ramona Preschool.
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Deputies said the mother and her three kids were sitting in a Honda when her son, who is under the age of 5, got a hold of the shotgun. That mother was rushed to the hospital and is listed in stable condition.

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The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Thursday that a man was arrested that same day on various felonies, including a warrant, criminal storage of a firearm and child endangerment.
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It is not clear how that man is connected to the woman.

Four children are now in custody of the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services.