STORM LAKE, Iowa — A nine-year-old was injured after another child "unintentionally discharged" a handgun in a home Wednesday evening, according to the Storm Lake Police Department.
Police said they were called to the 600 block of East 12th Street after a child had "located an unsecured handgun" and accidentally shot the nine-year-old.
The nine-year-old was taken to Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in an ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.
The incident remains under investigation.
Local 5 will update this story as more information becomes available.