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Child grazed by bullet, taken to hospital after mother shot at while driving in South Florida

Police said they have not yet made any arrests.
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PLANTATION, Fla. — A child is seriously hurt after they were in a car with their mother that was shot at multiple times while driving on a road Saturday night in South Florida, authorities say. 

The Plantation Police Department told CBS Miami that the shooting occurred at around 10:15 p.m. near the 6900 block of West Sunrise Boulevard when the 20-year-old mother was shot at while having her 5-year-old child in the car. 

According to WTVJ-TV, the child was grazed by a bullet. 

The 5-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The mother was not hurt during the incident, CBS Miami reports. 

Police said they have not yet made any arrests. The investigation of the shooting remains ongoing. 

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