5-year-old shot in the arm in Detroit, police investigating
Five-year-old shot on Detroit's west side
Officials confirmed with FOX 2 that a child had been shot near Oakfield and Trojan in Detroit. Detroit police are on the scene investigating.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - A 5-year-old was shot at a Detroit park late Tuesday night.
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Detroit police say the incident happened at a park on Oakfield and Trojan near the 8 Mile and Southfield area. There, they say someone was allegedly shooting off a gun.
Meanwhile, a child was riding his bike outside his home while his father supervised him. That was when the father said he heard three shots and saw his child fall off the bike.
The dad called 911 and that was when ambulances arrived.
The 5-year-old is expected to be okay after being hit in the arm by a bullet.
Detroit police give update on 5-year-old who was shot
Officials confirmed with FOX 2 that a child had been shot near Oakfield and Trojan in Detroit.
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Police Chief Todd Bettison says the gun may have shot off in the air, with the bullet coming back down hitting the child.
Officials do have a good idea of whom the shooter was, possibly a teen. The suspect is known in the area and witnesses say he was seen with a mask on.
Police say the child was not targeted in the shooting.