Mt. Morris Township Police Chief Terence Green said an 18-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was shot by her mother Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 inside an Orange Blossom Drive home.

MT. MORRIS TWP, MI -- An 18-year-old girl is in critical condition at a local hospital after she was shot by her mother inside a Mt. Morris Township home.

Police were called around 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12 to an Orange Blossom Drive home, near Flowerday Drive, for a shooting and found the girl had been shot once in the leg.

Mt. Morris Township Police Chief Terence Green said the mother has been taken to the police station for questioning by a detective.

He noted there had been "ongoing domestic issues" between the pair before the shooting took place. The victim's condition is expected to be upgraded and she is stable, Green said.

A number of people inside the home at the time of the shooting, including children, were also been taken to the police department. The weapon believed to have been used during the incident was recovered by police at the scene.

Mt. Morris Township police, a Mt. Morris Township K-9 officer, Mt. Morris City police, Michigan State Police, Genesee County Parks Police all responded to the scene.