PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — Putnam deputies are trying to figure out how a toddler got his hands on a .45 caliber handgun before he accidentally shot his mother as she drove down a highway Tuesday afternoon.
Putnam deputies found a truck and horse trailer in the middle of travel lanes on Highway 20 near Rowland Avenue just after 3 p.m.
When they approached the truck they found 31-year-old Jamie Gilt in the front seat with a bullet wound.
Police said the 4-year-old shot his mother through the back of her seat as she was driving.
She was taken to UF Health and is in stable condition, according to deputies.
The 4-year-old is now with family members.
Deputies said she was on her way to pick up a horse from family who lived nearby.
The Department of Children and Families has been notified, according to deputies.
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Shortly after 3 a deputy found a woman shot inside her car at State Rd 20 near Rowland Ave. 4-year old son was in backseat. @ActionNewsJax
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) March 8, 2016
Deputies: mother was shot through the back of seat, taken to UF Health in Gainesville. @ActionNewsJax
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) March 8, 2016
NEW INFORMATION: 45 caliber handgun was used in the shooting, but no information yet on who owned it. @ActionNewsJax
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) March 8, 2016
Mother was on her way to pick up a horse from family who lived nearby to where the shooting happened. @ActionNewsJax
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) March 8, 2016
Deputies say 4-year old is now with family. @ActionNewsJax
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) March 8, 2016
BREAKING: woman shot by her 4-year old son in Putnam Co. has been identified as 31-year old Jamie Gilt of Jacksonville. @ActionNewsJax
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) March 8, 2016
Cousin confirmed to me this is Jamie Gilt who was accidentally shot by her 4 yr old son today @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/LRaADKvxti
— Catherine Varnum (@SkaterVarnum) March 8, 2016
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