UPDATE (9:40 p.m.) – The Mobile Police Department described the shooting that left a 9-year-old injured as a “drive-by shooting.”
MPD said shots were fired inside the home where the child was, in the 700 Block of Plum Street at around 7:45 p.m. Saturday night. The child was shot in the leg, according to MPD.
The child was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
PREVOUS REPORTING – MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – Mobile Police confirmed that a 9-year-old was shot in the leg Saturday night.
The shooting happened in the 700 block of Plum Street at around 7:45 p.m.
Mobile Police said the child is facing non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital.
No word yet on any arrests.
This is a developing story. WKRG is working to learn more.
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