Star report

A 3-year-old girl was accidentally shot tonight on the Far Eastside, Indianapolis police said.

The incident, occurred just after 6 p.m. inside a home in the 2200 block of Woodsmall Lane, said Sgt. Kendale Adams, a spokesman for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

The girl’s father told police that the child retrieved the firearm from a couch area, before shooting herself in the hand. The girls was taken to Riley Hospital for Children in good condition, the release said.

“The dad and the child were the only individuals in the apartment at the time of the shooting,” Adams said in a news release. “Based on the physical evidence, detectives were able corroborate the dad’s version of events and currently have not made an arrest in this incident.”

Detectives will present their findings to the Marion County prosecutor for final review.

Representatives from Child Protective Services also have been notified, the release said.