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12-year-old shot in the leg during random act

Posted: Dec 22, 2012 10:38 AM by Matt Stafford

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A 12-year-old boy in Colorado Springs is recovering after being shot in the leg overnight.

According to our news partners at the Gazette, police say the incident, "looks like a random act."

Colorado Springs Police say the boy was inside a home in the 100 block of Murray Blvd. Shots were fired around midnight, hitting the building; one of the bullets struck the boy's leg. The boy was hospitalized but expected to survive, according to the Gazette's report.

Police say evidence of gunfire was found at the scene, but police are still looking for the shooters.

Topics: Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs police, boy shot in the leg, Gazette, 100 block of Murray Blvd., News 5, KOAA

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