Update December 23: The mother, Willie Mae Campbell, 43, is still hospitalized two days later, and the son is still in jail.

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First reporting: In apparent attempt to boggle my mind, Whittaker Campbell, 20, accidently shot his mother in the back while she was driving and he sat in the rear passenger seat.

Campbell has been charged with unlawful possession of a handgun.

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