(KMZA)--Authorities say a Wamego woman was critically injured when a child accidentally shot her. 

Wamego Police Chief Michael Baker, in a news release, said officers from the Wamego Police Department and Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office responded to a residence at 105 East Valley Street, Lot 8, shortly before 8:30 Wednesday morning.

Upon arrival, a 31-year-old woman was found to be suffering from a gunshot to the upper chest area.

The woman was transported by ambulance to Topeka's Stormont-Vail Hospital in critical condition.

Baker said evidence indicates the woman was shot by a handgun fired by a small child.

He said a mother, father and child lived in the home where the shooting occurred. 

Once the investigation is complete, he said the results will be sent to the Pottawatomie County Attorney’s office for review.