Four-year-old hospitalized after gunfire in Champaign home
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A teenager was arrested after a four-year-old was shot in the foot over the weekend in Champaign.
The Champaign Police Department said officers responded to an apartment building in the 2400 block of N. Neil Street just after 5 p.m. on Saturday. When they arrived on scene, officers soon found a four-year-old who received a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the foot.
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Police, along with the Champaign Fire Department, administered aid and then transported the child to the hospital. The child is hospitalized in stable condition.
After investigating, police learned that child was in the care of a 17-year-old family member when a firearm was discharged. The teenager was arrested on initial charges of reckless discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Police are still investigating. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to call the police department at 217-351-4545. To submit an anonymous tip contact Crime Stoppers by calling 217-373-8477, visit them online, or on the 'P3 Tips' mobile app.
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'Even though an arrest has been made, this remains an ongoing investigation. Due to the ages of both the victim and the arrested subject, information that can be publicly shared about this incident is very limited,' the Champaign Police Department said in a news release.
The police department added that all individuals are innocent until proven guilty.
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