Police say a child was taken to the hospital following an accidental shooting in northeast Columbus Friday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police say a man has been charged after a 3-year-old boy was accidentally shot in northeast Columbus Friday night.

Officers responded to the scene located in the 1900 block of Jermain Drive just after 10 p.m.

According to Columbus police, the family member, 26-year-old Darsean Rawls, had a loaded, unsecured handgun in his front pocket and was wrestling with the boy when the gun fell out of his pocket.

Police say the handgun fell onto the floor, causing it to fire, striking the boy in the buttocks.

The boy was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in stable condition and is expected to survive, police say.