WINNIPEG — A 10-year-old Winnipeg boy was shot in the leg while visiting Middlebro, Manitoba.
It happened on July 21 as the 10-year-old boy and his friend were walking on a trail leading to Road 2 North in the RM of Piney.
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While walking, the boy and his friend heard a gunshot.
Moments later, RCMP and ambulance attended the scene after reports a 10-year-old boy had a gunshot wound on his left leg. The boy was taken to a local hospital and then transported to Children’s Hospital at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg for surgery.
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RCMP officers went to the hospital to gather evidence and examine the bullet.
The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made at this time.
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