MIDDLETOWN, Md. (AP) - A 7-year-old boy was shot in the leg while playing at a Maryland park, according to authorities.
The child was playing basketball at the park in Middletown before 12:30 p.m. Monday when he was struck by gunfire, Frederick County Sheriff’s Office supervisor Lt. Andy Crone said.
He was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition Monday, news outlets said.
Relatives of the 7-year-old were sitting nearby and witnessed the shooting, but deputies could not immediately determine where the shot came from or who fired it, The Frederick News-Post reported.
“Deputies do not believe that this was a malicious act, but an accidental shooting,” Middletown officials said in a statement Monday.
Officials added that investigators do not think the child was being targeted.
The investigation was ongoing.
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