3-year-old toddler expected to survive after Minneapolis shooting

Minneapolis police on the scene of a toddler who was shot and suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

Minneapolis police said they are investigating a shooting that injured a toddler on Saturday night.  

Officers responded to reports of shots fired just after 10 p.m. on the 2200 block of Fifth Avenue North. 

Police found the 3-year-old girl inside the home with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. She was transported to the hospital by EMS for observation. Law enforcement did not provide any details on where the toddler was injured.

Minneapolis police said no arrests have been made, and the shooting is still under investigation.

As of Sunday morning, at least 582 children under the age of 11 in the U.S. have been injured by guns in 2022, according to the Gun Violence Archive. 

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