5-year-old boy shot while visiting relatives on Detroit's east side

DETROIT – Detectives from the Detroit Police Department are investigating a shooting that injured a 5-year-old boy the city's east side last night.

According to Police, the boy was with his Grandmother visiting a relatives home in the 13000 block of Kilbourne when the family heard a gunshot.  The child then started crying and bleeding from the ankle.

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He was taken to Children's Hospital where he is listed in stable condition.

At this time police do not have a description of the shooter.

Child abuse detectives from the Detroit Police Department are also investigating.


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