GARY, Ind. (CBS) – An investigation is underway after a toddler was accidentally shot and killed Friday night, according to Gary police.

The shooting happened around 7:21 p.m. in the 2100 block of George Street.

Police say officers were dispatched to the Northlake Methodist Hospital for a 2-year-old gunshot victim. The child's mother told police her son was accidentally shot by her 3-year-old son after he found the gun in her purse when she left a bedroom. 

The 2-year-old died from his injury, police said. 

The Lake County Prosecutor's Homicide Task Force is investigating the shooting.  

The Gary Police Department asks that gun owners secure their weapons in a gun box or with a gun lock.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 219-755-3855.