STOCKTON – A 2-year-old is stable after police said he was shot in Stockton on Tuesday afternoon. 

Officers responded to an apartment complex on the 1200 block of N Commerce Street around 2:30 p.m. for reports that a person was shot. When they arrived, they were told the victim was rushed to the emergency room. 

That's where they say they located a 2-year-old boy who had been shot. The boy is listed in stable condition as of Tuesday afternoon. He was then transferred to a hospital in Sacramento and is expected to be OK. 

Police said the shooting appears to be accidental and the investigation is ongoing. 

There was a heavy police presence along N Commerce Street as police investigated the scene.