LYONS, Ill. – A toddler was shot in the hand Friday afternoon in Lyons.
Officials said the incident happened at around 3 p.m. Friday in the 4000 block of Center Avenue.
A 16-year-old boy and a 2-year-old boy were in a room with an unsecured weapon. The weapon eventually discharged and the 2-year-old was shot in the hand, according to officials.
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The toddler was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in stable condition.
It is unclear how the weapon went off and the incident remains under investigation.
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