SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Authorities say a 12-year-old Sacramento boy is hospitalized after being accidentally shot by his 16-year-old brother.

Sacramento County sheriff’s Sgt. Tim Curran says when deputies were called to the home at 12:04 a.m. Friday they found the 12-year-old lying in the bathroom suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest.

The boy was taken to a local hospital. Authorities have not released his condition, but say he is expected to survive.

Investigators have determined the boy was shot by his older brother when the handgun accidentally discharged. They say the boys’ mother was home at the time of the shooting.

Authorities say the 16-year-old was taken into custody and booked into Juvenile Hall on suspicion of the charge of discharge of a firearm with gross negligence.

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