MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio -- A 10-year-old boy was shot in the leg when his father’s gun accidentally fired Monday in Maple Heights, the father told police.

The 37-year-old father took his son to Bedford Hospital for treatment, police said. The boy was later transferred to Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital.

Maple Heights police did not provide an update on the boy’s condition.

The shooting happened about 3:50 p.m. in the parking lot outside Giant Eagle on Warrensville Center Road near Libby Road, police said.

Maple Heights police officers were investigating a report of shots fired when they learned the boy had been taken to Bedford Hospital.

Investigators did not provide any information about what led to the boy being shot.

The father has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, police said.

No charges have been filed at this time but the shooting remains under investigation, police said.

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