Toddler shot, left at fire station in critical condition: Police

Written by on April 22, 2023

Toddler shot, left at fire station in critical condition: Police
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(WASHINGTON) — A toddler has been hospitalized after police found them in critical condition from a gunshot wound in a Washington state firehouse Friday morning, according to investigators.

Officers in Tukwila, Washington, responded to several 911 calls from the Allentown neighborhood in which a female could be heard screaming on the phone, investigators said.

Officers went to the vicinity of a fire station and saw a vehicle flee and a toddler, who was wounded by a gunshot, left behind, according to the police. The unidentified child was in critical condition and rushed to a hospital, police said.

“The status of the victim is unknown at this time,” the police said in a statement Friday afternoon.

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