An Evans child was accidentally shot by her brother in their home Monday while he was playing with a handgun he had found.

Columbia County deputies responded to a shooting at 817 Cummings Road at 2:30 p.m. where they found a two-year old girl with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to Columbia County Major Steve Morris.

It was determined that the girl, an eight-year old boy and a six-year old child arrived at the residence with their mother, Stephanie Thomas, earlier. The children were watching TV alone in the living room when the boy discovered a handgun and began playing with it. He then accidentally fired the gun and wounded the girl in her abdomen.

The latest update on the child is she is still in surgery. Charges are pending.

Morris said the police department is currently working to identify a male subject who brought the weapon into the home and left before deputies’ arrival.