Shooting injures 16-year-old boy

By News Staff

Posted Mar 12, 2011 08:17:08 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

An early morning shooting has sent a 16-year-old to hospital.

Police say a 16 and a 17 year old boy were walking in the area of Bayers Rd and Romans Ave just after 1 o’clock Saturday morning when the 16 year old was shot in the shoulder.

The victim flagged over an ambulance that happened to be passing by and he was transported to the QEII.

The victim and his companion stated they did not see a suspect and were not cooperative with the investigators.

The injury is not life threatening.

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