0 Police: Child shot in chest at Westside Jacksonville home

A 5-year-old boy was shot at a Westside Jacksonville home Sunday and police are investigating who pulled the trigger.

Police said the boy was shot in the chest at about 10:30 a.m.The father and two other small children were with the 5-year-old at the home in the 8500 block of Vining Street.

Police said the boy was shot once in the living room. The boy's father was in the bedroom during the shooting, police said.

The father said he ran into the living room to find the boy with the gunshot wound. He took the boy down the street to his parents' house where he called police, police said.

Investigators said they believe one of the children might have pulled the trigger.

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The mother was visiting a family member who lived down the street from the home during the shooting.

The child was taken to UF Health with life-threatening injuries.

The police has reached out to the Florida Department of Children and Families for assistance.

Action News Jax caught up with neighbors on Monday, who said they witnessed the frantic moments after the shooting on Sunday.

"It was an accident," neighbor Shalene Vaughn said.

"Everybody was all in shock. We was scared. We was all making sure that the little boy was OK. The parents was really scared. They was freaking out," neighbor Haven Wilson said.

According to published reports, during a six-month period last year, one child died every other day because of accidental gunfire by family members or other children.

Fortunately in this case, the child is expected to survive.

BREAKING: 5-year old boy shot in the chest at a Westside home; JSO investigating who pulled the trigger. @ActionNewsJax — Kevin Clark (@KevinANjax) May 14, 2017

.@ActionNewsJax The boy has life-threatening condition. Was home with father, a 2 year old and 1 year old at the time. — Kevin Clark (@KevinANjax) May 14, 2017

Detective has been walking in and out of this home. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/2awcNSft8Z — Kevin Clark (@KevinANjax) May 14, 2017

We also learned the child's mother was down the street when this happened. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/WqDeNWoLMj — Kevin Clark (@KevinANjax) May 14, 2017

JSO: father was in the bedroom during the shooting...it's believed one of the children (counting the victim) pulled trigger. @ActionNewsJax — Kevin Clark (@KevinANjax) May 14, 2017

Just spoke with man who says he's boy's grandfather. Did not want to speak much but says boy is doing okay right now. @ActionNewsJax — Kevin Clark (@KevinANjax) May 14, 2017

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