A couple is facing child abuse charges after an 8-month-old baby girl was shot in the face by a 3-year-old while in a New Mexico motel room.

It isn't known how seriously injured the baby is after she was shot while the couple, Shayanne Nelson, 18, and Tyrell Bitsilly, 21, were in the shower at the Zia Motel in Gallup.

Police say Nelson's child found the gun and accidentally fired it, hitting the baby in the face. She was taken to the Gallup Indian Medical Center.

Police said the toddler of Shayanne Nelson, 18, (pictured on the left) accidentally shot the baby girl in the face while Nelson and Tyrell Bitsilly, 21, (pictured on the right) were in a motel shower

Shayanne Nelson, 18, (pictured above in happier times) said she 'didn't know a gun was in the room and it may have been left by a prior occupant'

According to a criminal complaint, 18-year-old Nelson said she didn't know a gun was in the room, and it may have been left by a prior occupant.

A witness told police he saw 21-year-old Bitsilly wipe the gun after the shooting.

Nelson and Bitsilly are both facing child abuse charges.

It was not known if either Nelson or Bitsilly were represented by an attorney.

A witness told police he saw 21-year-old Bitsilly wipe the gun after the shooting