(10/31/16) - Two children, a five year and a six year old were injured in an accidental shooting in Mid-Michigan.

The shooting happened at around 10:30 a.m. Monday in Clare, on Schoolcrest Ave. near Deer Lake Road, not far from Clare High School.

The kids are going to be OK. We understand one child, the five year old, was in a car in the driveway of a home on Schoolcrest, when he found a handgun in the car and pulled the trigger.

Police tell us the 5-year-old boy found the gun somewhere in the car, and when he pulled the trigger, the gunshot injured his hand and it also his 6-year-old sister in the thigh, who was getting into the car.

The children were getting into the car because their grandmother was getting ready to take them to a home where the children are homeschooled.

No adults were in the car.

When emergency responders arrived, the children were immediately taken to the Clare hospital and then taken to Covenant Healthcare in Saginaw where they have non-life threatening injuries.

The nine millimeter handgun was registered to a male member of the family who had a concealed pistol license.

Clare Police Chief Brian Gregory says this is reminder to anyone to know where their firearms are at all times and that they are properly secured.

The chief says the police report will be forwarded to the prosecutor's office to review for possible criminal charges.