A child got hold of a gun and accidentally shot a 2-year-old boy in the shoulder in North Philadelphia on Monday night, according to police.

Police believe the shooting happened inside the home where the boy and his mother live on the 2000 block of North 21st Street, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.

The child's mother took him to Temple University Hospital, and he was placed in stable condition.

The child is "very lucky, he's more than likely going to be OK,"  Small said. Police received the call from the hospital about the boy just before 8:30 p.m., Small said.

The mother was later arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and other offenses.

Monday night, detectives were working search warrant so they could investigate the home further.

Police later recovered a gun and a spent .380 caliber shell casing.

This is a developing story that will be updated.