MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A 3-year-old boy who was shot in Minneapolis over the weekend is now out of the hospital, family members told FOX 9.
According to the boy's mother, the child was released from the hospital Sunday and is back home. However, he can't get up or walk, and he has to stay seated for at least a week.
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Video captures volley of gunfire that injured 3-year-old in Minneapolis
Friday night, Minneapolis saw a scene that is becoming all too familiar in the city. Dozens of shots fired in a neighborhood, leaving a child among the victims.
The boy's mother said the bullet broke a bone, and when they tried to put it back together, some pieces of the bone were missing. She said that though he is in pain, the boy is happy to be home.
The shooting happened around 9:40 p.m. Friday on the 3300 block of Emerson Avenue North in the Folwell neighborhood. The boy, who had suffered a "critical injury," was rushed to the hospital.
The shooting remains under investigation. No arrests have been made.