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Kenosha Police Arrest 22-Year-Old After 4-Year-Old Boy Is Shot

Police list negligent use of a weapon as the lead charge, with more details pending.

Overview

  • Police in Kenosha found a 4-year-old boy with a gunshot wound inside a home near 28th Avenue and 40th Street after a report of a shooting.
  • The child was flown by medical helicopter to a Milwaukee hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and is in stable condition.
  • Officers took a 22-year-old Kenosha resident into custody in connection with the incident.
  • Police recommended a charge of injury by negligent use of a weapon, along with additional offenses.
  • Investigators say the case is active and they have not released names, the relationship between those involved, a motive, or how the shooting occurred.