A Virginia man is in critical condition after being shot by a 2-year-old, police said.
According to the Chesterfield County Police Department, the unidentified man was about to leave the house Monday morning and had "placed his handgun on a nearby chair."
MORE: 1-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed by 3-year-old sibling, authorities sayThe toddler retrieved it and "accidentally discharged the firearm, shooting the victim," police said.
Police said the man was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition.
MORE: Accidental shootings by children climbed during COVID. Why is that changing now?Neither the child nor anyone else in the house was injured, police said.
According to Virginia ABC affiliate WRIC, the victim is the boyfriend of the child's mother.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.