NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Police are investigating after a child was shot in the Bordeaux area Wednesday afternoon.

According to Metro police, a female toddler was shot in the 3200 block of Mayer Lane around 1:45 p.m. and taken to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, where she is “critical but alert,” according to police on scene.

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Investigators said the toddler’s father was home at the time of the shooting and has been cooperative with police.

No other information was released.

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