INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD is investigating after a child was injured in an east side shooting Wednesday night.
Officers were sent to the 4200 block of East Washington Street, near North Sherman Drive, around 9 p.m. after dispatchers received calls about a shooting. Police found a girl who had been shot.
The victim, who police believe is 8 years old, was shot in the leg. Medics took her to a hospital in stable condition.
Police believe the gunfire came from outside the victim's home and are searching for a suspect.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.