Police in Philadelphia are investigating after an 8-year-old child was shot in an incident that happened in the Frankford section of the city on Monday.
According to police, at about 12:50 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting along the 1800 block of Gillingham Street, to find an 8-year-old child who had been shot.
Police transported the child, who was struck in the lower left leg, to a nearby hospital.
In a brief update, law enforcement officials told NBC10 the child is in stable condition and a weapon has been recovered.
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However, police officials did not immediately disclose what may have caused the shooting, but they said an investigation is ongoing.
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