
Chicago police are investigating after a two-year-old girl accidentally shot herself on Sunday evening in the city's Rogers Park neighborhood, authorities said.
At around 6:15 p.m., officers were called to the 1500 block of West Jonquil Terrace regarding a person who had been shot. Upon arrival, officers discovered a two-year-old who had been shot in the right hand. According to authorities, the young girl found a gun and accidentally discharged the weapon, striking herself in the forearm.
She was taken to an area hospital in good condition.
Area Three detectives are investigating.
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