Overview

• Police responded at 8:26 p.m. Monday to a residence on the 400 block of North Lawndale Avenue after the toddler found and discharged an unsecured firearm in a bedroom.
• The boy suffered a graze wound to his left wrist and was transported to Stroger Hospital of Cook County.
• Officers recovered the unsecured handgun at the scene and no arrests have been made.
• Harrison Area detectives have taken over the investigation into how the weapon was left accessible.
• The incident underscores ongoing concerns across Chicago about safe firearms storage to protect children.