A Pensacola man shot his 3-year-old child before shooting himself in the head in Escambia County on Saturday afternoon.

Deputies with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office said the child was transported to a local hospital in critical condition and the father died from the self-sustained gunshot wound.

Investigators identified the father as Terrence D. Jackson, according to ECSO spokeswoman Sgt. Melony Peterson. The child has not been named.

The shooting occurred around 2:45 p.m. Saturday outside an apartment near the intersection of Wyoming Street and New York Drive, Peterson said.

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Investigators said the parents shared custody of their child, and on Saturdays, Jackson would walk to the mother’s apartment to pick the child up and walk with the kid to a nearby store.

Deputies believe Jackson picked up the child Saturday to walk to the nearby store. After walking 100 yards from the mother’s home, Jackson, “witnesses say, pulled out a pistol and shot the child twice before shooting himself in the head,” Peterson said.

Investigators have not established a theory for any possible motivation behind the shooting.

This story will be updated as new information emerges.

Colin Warren-Hicks can be reached at colinwarrenhicks@pnj.com or 850-435-8680.