Updated at 9:50 a.m.: Revised to reflect new information from police about the injured child's age and likely charges.

A 4-year-old Dallas boy is recovering in the hospital after his 3-year-old brother shot him early Wednesday morning.

KXAS-TV (NBC 5) reported that the shooting took place about 1:20 a.m. at the Mandalay Palms Apartments at 7501 Chesterfield Drive in the Red Bird neighborhood.

Police said the boy was shot once in the abdomen and is expected to fully recover.

A Red Bird man and his 3-year-old son get inside a police car after an accidental shooting involving the toddler and his brother. (Metro Video Services)

After the shooting, the children's mother called 911 while their father drove them to the hospital. Dallas police intercepted his vehicle about two blocks from the apartment, NBC 5 reported.

Dallas Fire-Rescue took the wounded child to Children's Medical Center Dallas.

Child Abuse Unit detectives responded to the incident and found that the gun was purchased recently and belonged to the children's father.

Police said the children's father will likely be charged with injury to a child and making a firearm accessible to a child. His name was not released.