INDIANAPOLIS — A child is stable condition after being shot in the foot on Indy's northeast side.
IMPD said the shooting happened in the 3800 block of North Temple Avenue shortly before 4:30 p.m. Officers at the scene confirmed to 13News the victim was a child but could not confirm their exact age.
Medics transported the child to Riley Hospital for Children.
Police said preliminary information leads officers to believe the shooting was accidental.
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