KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A boy under the age of 5 was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Wednesday morning after a shooting at an apartment complex in Kansas City, Missouri.
Police received the shooting call around 10 a.m. in the 4000 block of Willow Avenue.
Family friends tell KSHB 41 they believe the shooting was an accident.
Investigation into the incident is ongoing.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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