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Police sources: 12-year-old boy shot in the foot; injury self-inflicted

News 12 has been told the incident happened overnight at a building on West 230th Street.

News 12 Staff

Dec 18, 2024, 6:32 AM

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News 12 has learned a 12-year-old boy has been hospitalized after being shot in the foot.

Police sources say the injury was self-inflicted, but they are unsure if it was accidental.

Citizen App video shows first responders on the scene and someone on a stretcher.

News 12 has been told the incident happened overnight at a building on West 230th Street.

It is unclear where the gun came from and what the child was doing with it.

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