FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Fort Wayne’s NBC) — Police say the Sunday shooting that injured two was a result of children playing with a loaded gun in the home.

Officers have identified the victims as 24-year-old Joynieccia A. Bailey and 4-year-old Jadonte Bailey. Joynieccia was last listed in stable condition and Jadonte was last listed in critical condition.

Investigation shows children found a loaded gun in the house when it discharged, striking the boy. The round went through the boy and struck the other victim, who was sleeping on the couch.

Fort Wayne police say they want to stress the importance of the proper storage of firearms that will help to prevent such tragedies.

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A woman and a 5-year-old boy were shot in what police describe as an accidental shooting Sunday morning.

It happened around 11:15 a.m. in the 4500 block of S. Park Drive. Both the woman and the child were suffering from a single gunshot wound.

Paramedics took the woman and the child to a nearby hospital in serious condition, but once they arrived, doctors downgraded the pair to critical condition.

Detectives are interviewing witnesses who were inside the home at the time of the shooting and hope to learn what happened. Police say their preliminary findings indicate this incident was possibly an accidental shooting.

Jazlynn Bebout contributed to this report.