Crime & Safety
5-Year-Old Child Shot And Killed, Left At Hospital: Police
Police say the child was "dropped off" at a local hospital following the shooting. The two people then left the hospital.
KENOSHA, WI -- Police in Kenosha say a 5-year-old boy was shot and killed Monday afternoon, and that his body was abandoned at a local hospital.
The Kenosha Police Department reported that they were investigating the shooting death of a 5-year-old child, which happened at about 1:43 p.m.
Police in Kenosha said officers were initially contacted by hospital staff of Froedtert South Hospital – Kenosha Campus, located at 6308 8th Ave., after the child was dropped off by two people who left the hospital.
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Police said the shooting took place at a residence in the 2000 block of 60th Street.
"The investigation is still very active," officials in Kenosha said.
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