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Child Grazed By Bullet In North City Shooting, Police Say

The 43-year-old was conscious and breathing when he was taken to a hospital. Four other people were inside the home during the shooting .

(CBS)

May 17, 2021

A child was grazed by a bullet in a shooting that occurred in the Walnut Park East neighborhood of North City Sunday afternoon. An 11-year-old was inside a car when a woman who was also inside was shot in North City Tuesday morning. A 43-year-old man was shot in his leg at a home in the 5500 block of Davison just before 1:30 p.m. after someone walked onto the front porch and opened fire. Police intially said a child suffered a "bump" to the head but later determined it was a graze wound. The 43-year-old was conscious and breathing when he was taken to a hospital. Four other people were inside the home during the shooting including a 11-month-old girl and a 11-year-old boy.

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