9-Year-Old Fatally Shot In South Wichita, Reports Say

WICHITA, KS— A 9-year-old boy was fatally shot on Monday morning in south Wichita, according to reports.

Authorities responded to the Willowood Mobile Home Park on E. MacArthur at 8:45 a.m. to find the boy with a gunshot wound, KWCH12 reports. The boy, who was not a resident of the home, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the report.

Five juveniles, between ages of 9 and 16, were in the residence during the shooting, according to WIBW.

The incident is under investigation and police did not confirm if the shooting is suspicious, WIBW reports.

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