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A 5-year-old boy is clinging to life after being shot in the head while sitting on a couch in a Chicago home on Monday night, according to local reports.

The unidentified child was struck at about 7:30 p.m. after gunshots rang out on West 115th Street in the city’s Roseland neighborhood, The Chicago Tribune reported.

The boy was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition, according to the report. No arrests were immediately made.

Police had not released information about what led to the shooting, NBC Chicago reported.

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