JERSEY CITY -- An 11-year-old boy was shot at a housing complex on Sunday afternoon by two children playing with a gun, officials said.

Sources say the shooting occurred inside a Marion Gardens apartment at about 2 p.m. and the boy was seriously injured.

City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione confirmed two children were taken into custody after they were "playing with a handgun" that "accidentally discharged" in the Dales Avenue apartment.

At least one other child was also being medically treated related to the shooting, though it's unclear the extent of those injuries, sources said.

The gun was recovered from the scene, Wallace-Scalcione said.

Additional information was not immediately available.

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