Twelve-year-old boy injured in shooting in the Bronx: NYPD
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A child was shot in the Bronx on Tuesday afternoon, according to the NYPD.
The shooting occurred in a barbershop near Hone Avenue and East Tremont Avenue at around 1:27 p.m, police said.
The twelve-year-old boy was shot in the left hand and taken to Harlem Hospital, police said.
Police say a suspect fled in an unknown direction.
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