16-year-old boy injured in drive-by shooting
A 16-year-old boy was the victim of a possible gang-related drive-by shooting Friday night.
While walking through a parking lot near East Sahara Avenue and South Maryland Parkway, a dark-colored vehicle approached the boy. A person inside the vehicle shot him in the leg about 8:43 p.m, police said.
The boy was transported to University Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries.
Metro’s gang detectives are investigating the shooting.
The shooter was unknown to the boy, police said.
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