Overview

• The toddler accidentally discharged an unsecured gun inside a bedroom on the 400 block of North Lawndale Avenue, grazing his left wrist.
• A man heard the shot and found the boy injured before he was rushed to Stroger Hospital, where he remains in stable condition.
• Chicago police recovered the weapon at the scene and Harrison Area detectives have taken over the investigation.
• The shooting occurred at 8:26 p.m. Monday and no one is in custody as detectives continue their probe.
• The incident follows a series of accidental child shootings in Chicago and underscores ongoing debates over safe firearm storage in homes.