Peoria police are investigating a shooting Friday afternoon at an apartment complex that led to the hospitalization of a 3-year-old boy.
The Peoria Police Department said that at 2:08 p.m., they received a report of a shooting in the 3400 block of West Fallen Oak Lane at Lexington Hills Apartments. When officers arrived, they found the boy with a single gunshot wound to his leg.
The child was transported to a hospital in stable condition. Police said that the circumstances behind the shooting remain under investigation, with no additional information being released.
Anyone with further information on the shooting is asked to contact the police department at (309) 673-4521 or provide a tip through their Tip411 service. They can also contact Crime Stoppers at (309) 673-9000.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Toddler injured in shooting at Peoria apartment complex
Reporting by Zach Roth, Peoria Journal Star / Journal Star
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