Two children, 5 and 11, shot at Charlotte apartment complex

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two children, ages 5 and 11, were injured Monday evening in a shooting in east Charlotte, WCNC Charlotte reports.

The shooting occurred around 5:45 p.m. at the Sharon Pointe Apartments complex on Amity Pointe Road.

Police said the 11-year-old was taken to the hospital to be treated for life-threatening injuries. A 5-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Shatinka Higgins, a neighbor in the apartment complex, said she rushed to the scene when she heard there was a shooting involving a child.

“I was on my way home and I got the phone call and I got scared because I thought it was one of my children that was outside playing,” Higgins said.

Since August, six children have now been shot in Charlotte.

It’s not known if police are searching for a suspect in connection to the case. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

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