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IMPD: Child accidentally shot on city's west side Friday morning

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IMPD Cruiser
Posted at 8:42 AM, Jan 06, 2023
and last updated 2023-01-06 13:22:29-05

INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD has responded to a shooting on the west side that has sent a juvenile to the hospital.

According to police, officers dispatched to a shooting in the 200 block of Berwick Avenue on the city's west side on a report of a person shot.

The juvenile was transported to Riley Hospital and was reportedly awake at the time of transport.

As of 10:30 a.m., IMPD confirmed the child was an elementary-aged female that was shot in the stomach.

The child remains in critical but stable condition after being shot in a bedroom within the home.

The home is within the Ponderosa Manufactured Home Community.

This is a developing story.