A 5-year-old boy in Nebraska is on the mend after an incident in which he reportedly shot himself with a firearm that fell from his father’s pocket.

Trae Colvin, 28, is currently in custody facing charges of child abuse, as indicated by the Douglas County Department of Corrections records. The young boy, whose name has not been disclosed, is said to have accidentally shot himself in the arm on Sunday.

The Omaha Police issued a statement confirming the arrest of two individuals following the accidental shooting. “Officers determined the victim was injured after handling an unsecured firearm,” the statement outlined.

Along with Colvin, authorities also cited the child’s mother and Colvin’s fiancée, 27-year-old Gabrielle Gutierrez, for two counts of misdemeanor neglect, as per the police statement.

According to reports from local NBC affiliate WOWT, prosecutors allege that Colvin had placed the gun in the pocket of his sweatpants after returning home with his 5-year-old son on Sunday. He then reportedly fell asleep on his bed with the 5-year-old and another child, a 7-month-old, by his side.

Court records reportedly say that Colvin believes the gun fell out of his pocket when he slept.

Colvin told police he didn’t hear the gunshot but acknowledged it must have woken him up, WOWT reported, at which point he saw the boy “flailing” his arm as blood poured out. He allegedly put the gun in the safe before leaving the house and going to his mother’s house; from there, he called the 5-year-old’s mother to tell her what happened. He then drove with the boy to pick the child’s mother up from work before going to the emergency room, WOWT reported.

Gutierrez reportedly told police that Colvin always had the gun in his pocket or nearby, and that it was rarely in the gun safe. She said she repeatedly asked him to put the gun in a safe but he refused, WOWT reported.

The boy’s mother also told investigators that she knew her son had held the gun before and she asked Colvin to keep it away from the kids, the WOWT report added.

According to Omaha ABC affiliate KETV, Gutierrez said that the bullet did not break any bones or leave any fragments behind.

“When I first saw him, my heart shattered,” Gutierrez told the station. “I could tell he was hurting, but he was trying to be a brave boy.”

Child Protective Services has reportedly removed both children from the home.

The 5-year-old is expected to make a full recovery, KETV reported.