Meridian Police say a child was shot Monday afternoon in a shooting at a Meridian apartment complex.

Coroner Clayton Cobler says the 12-year-old is still alive and currently being transported to Batson Children's Hospital in Jackson.

Sergeant Dareall Thompson says the incident happened just after noon Monday at St. Francis Apartments. The teen was rushed to an area hospital.

Meridian police originally told Newscenter 11 that the child was pronounced dead at the hospital, but that was not the case.

Police say they have determined the shooting was accidental. Thompson says investigators interviewed people who were inside the apartment when the shooting occurred.

The case remains under investigation.