A 6-year-old boy has been critically injured by gunfire in Milwaukee.
Police say the boy was sitting in a parked car on the city’s north side about 10:30 p.m. Thursday when someone began shooting. Bullets pierced the car and struck the boy.
His mother took him to the hospital.
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Officials say the circumstances that led to the shooting are still being investigated.
No one is in custody.
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