A 4-year-old child accidentally shot herself and her mother in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 25 year-old mother was shot in the back of the head and is being treated in hospital.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed on Sunday that an adult and child were shot. They added that there was “no immediate threat to the community.”

#BREAKING: 2 people shot, 1 child and 1 adult. #PIO is heading to scene. No immediate threat to community. — IMPD (@IMPD_News) November 13, 2016

#BREAKING: Shooting injures 1 child and 1 adult. #Investigators on scene and it involves another young child as shooter. — IMPD (@IMPD_News) November 13, 2016

It was initially reported that there was a third child involved in the shooting but it's now understood one child took the gun from a nightstand and accidentally shot herself and her mother in the process.

Both were taken to hospital for treatment following the incident.

Police later tweeted, "PARENTS: curious kids and loaded guns have deadly consequences. Please secure your firearms and store out of reach from your little ones."

PARENTS: curious kids and loaded guns have deadly consequences. Please secure your firearms and store out of reach from your little ones. — IMPD (@IMPD_News) November 13, 2016

UPDATE: 4y/o girl took gun from nightstand hit self in cheek and 25y/o mom in head. Police investigating this as accidental. @rtv6 — Emily A. Pace (@emilyapace) November 13, 2016

IMPD investigating accidental shooting by child. Two ambulances left scene. Waiting for more info from officers @rtv6pic.twitter.com/GkgScIUAJj — Emily A. Pace (@emilyapace) November 13, 2016

The shooting took place in a residential area, on 1600 block of East 44th Street, at around 8:30 am EST, according to Fox59.