INDIANAPOLIS — A child has been hospitalized after being shot on Indy’s east side, police have confirmed to FOX59/CBS4.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department was called around 3:40 p.m. Monday to the 9100 block of Granville Court, a residential area near E. 21st Street and N. Post Road on the city’s east side, for a person shot.
Upon arrival, IMPD said officers located a 7-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound to the stomach. The child was taken to Riley’s Children’s Hospital for treatment and is said to be in stable condition.
Police said the shooting was likely accidental, but that has not been confirmed.
No other information was immediately provided. FOX59/CBS4 has a crew on the way to the scene to gather more information.
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