A Salt Lake mother who was shot in the head by her daughter Saturday remained in critical condition Wednesday in LDS Hospital.

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Lori Lucero, 26, was shot in the left side of the head by her 6-year-old daughter. The girl apparently found a loaded .22 caliber handgun lying on the floor and mistook it for a toy.The mother and daughter had been visiting the home of a friend when the girl found the gun. She pointed it her mother's head, as the mother lay sleeping on a couch, according to police reports.

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