Crime

13-year-old boy sent to hospital after being shot in southwest Fresno

A 13-year-old boy was sent to Community Regional Medical Center after he was shot in southwest Fresno on Monday, said Fresno police Lt. Carl McKnight.

Officers responded about 5:30 p.m. to California Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard after reports of shots fired.

Officers found the boy with a gunshot wound to his wrist. McKnight said the suspect also struck the front of Zack’s Market and a bystander’s vehicle.

The boy is being treated for non-life threatening injuries, McKnight said.

Police are now searching for suspects, possibly black males driving a black Mustang that has a red hood, McKnight said.

Chueyee Yang: 559-441-6447, @chueyee15

This story was originally published December 4, 2017 at 9:29 PM with the headline "13-year-old boy sent to hospital after being shot in southwest Fresno."

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