A 3-year-old boy was hospitalized and in critical condition Saturday after he shot himself in the head with a gun.VIDEO: Shooting appears to be accidental, police sayThe child's aunt said the boy was sitting in a car near 107th Street and Brown Deer Road around 2 p.m. after she and the boy's mother bought a television.She said the boy found a gun his mother stashed in the glove compartment.Milwaukee police confirmed the mother left the gun in the car, but could not confirm the aunt’s details leading to the shooting.Neighbor Sharonda Brown came by to give her prayers to the boy’s family. She said she is pushing others to do the same.“We just got to pray and I ask God to keep his hands around baby, yeah, and shield and protect the family,” Brown said.Police said the shooting appears to have been an accident.

A 3-year-old boy was hospitalized and in critical condition Saturday after he shot himself in the head with a gun.

VIDEO: Shooting appears to be accidental, police say

The child's aunt said the boy was sitting in a car near 107th Street and Brown Deer Road around 2 p.m. after she and the boy's mother bought a television.

She said the boy found a gun his mother stashed in the glove compartment.

Milwaukee police confirmed the mother left the gun in the car, but could not confirm the aunt’s details leading to the shooting.

Neighbor Sharonda Brown came by to give her prayers to the boy’s family. She said she is pushing others to do the same.

“We just got to pray and I ask God to keep his hands around baby, yeah, and shield and protect the family,” Brown said.

Police said the shooting appears to have been an accident.