Crime & Safety
4-Year-Old Child Wounded In Birmingham Shooting
A shooting in a home in Roebuck early Thursday morning left a four-year-old critically wounded.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - A four-year-old child has been hospitalized after being shot insiode a Roebuck home early Thursday morning. The boy was transported to Children’s Hospital, where he is currently in critical condition.
A report by Alabama Media Group said Birmingham police officers from the East Precinct responded to a shooting around 1:05 a.m. in the 600 block of Calahan Road, where they were told a child was wounded.
Police said the boy was inside the house when someone shot into the home. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Patch morning newsletter.)
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No suspects are in custody as of Thursday morning.
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