CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cleveland father shot and injured his 20-month-old daughter Wednesday by accident, police said.

The shooting happened about 3:30 p.m. at a home on West 41st Street and Stickney Avenue in the city’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood, police said.

The girl’s father was showing someone his gun when he accidentally fired the weapon, police reports said. A bullet struck the girl, police reports say.

The girl was conscious and breathing when paramedics took her to an area hospital by ambulance. She was listed in serious but stable condition about an hour after the shooting took place, Cleveland police said.

The girl’s father was not immediately arrested in connection with the incident, and police have not given any indication whether they expect the father to face criminal charges.

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