ANTIOCH — Gunfire hospitalized a 9-year-old boy Sunday, and officers arrested a 17-year-old on suspicion of the shooting, police said.
The youngster is expected to survive his injuries.
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Officers were called to the 300 block of Sunset Drive about 4:30 p.m. Njoroge said that once there, they found the 9-year-old. Police did not say whether the child had been struck by more than one bullet.
Police and medics treated him at the scene, before an ambulance rushed him to a hospital.
Njoroge did not state a motive for the shooting and said the investigation is ongoing. He encouraged anyone with information on the shooting to contact police at tips@antiochca.gov.
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