Officers had been called to a report of shots fired at the intersection of North Thirteenth & Herr streets. They arrived to find the juvenile boy suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Downey Elementary School, located at 1313 Monroe Street was briefly on lockdown due to the “incident”, a spokesperson for Harrisburg School District said.
He was taken to an area hospital where he remains in stable condition.
An investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Harrisburg Police Bureau at 717-558-6900.
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