Police say boy, 12, who was reported as runaway fatally shot

The Associated Press - October 3, 2020 12:17 pm

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) — Police in the Oklahoma City suburb of Midwest City say that a 12-year-old boy who was reported as a runaway has been fatally shot.

Midwest City Police Chief Brandon Clabes says that police responding to reports of gunfire Wednesday night found the boy outside an apartment complex with a gunshot wound to the chest. The boy’s name was not released. Clabes said the boy was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests or suspects in the shooting have been announced.

 

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