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An 11-year-old was critically injured after being shot by another child inside a home on Detroit's west side Wednesday afternoon.

The shooting happened in the 8000 block of Artesian Street, near Tireman Avenue.

Police received a 911 call from a neighbor at about 2:19 p.m. Wednesday after the neighbor heard a gunshot.

Detroit officers arrived in about three minutes. Officers initially transported the injured child to DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital before the child was transferred to Children's Hospital.

The 11-year-old was stabilized but remained in critical condition, according to Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison. The chief confirmed the child was shot in the face.

DETROIT - Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said an 11-year-old is in critical condition after being shot by another child Wednesday afternoon inside a home on the city's west side.

Police received a 911 call at about 2:19 p.m. from a neighbor in the 8000 block of Artesian Street who reported hearing a gunshot from next door, Bettison said.

Officers arrived within about three minutes.

Three children, ages 11, 9 and 4, were inside the home and were home alone when the shooting happened, according to Bettison.

Detroit police officers initially transported the injured child to DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital and later transferred to Children's Hospital.

Bettison said the child had been stabilized but remained in critical condition.

The chief confirmed the child was shot in the face.

Bettison said investigators believe an unsecured handgun was involved.

 We know who was in the house. We know that they were alone. We know a child got a weapon. It was unsecured and shot one of their siblings,  Bettison said.

Bettison declined to identify which child fired the weapon, saying investigators were interviewing the children and working to establish the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

He also said no one had been arrested in connection with the shooting as of the news conference.

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