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3-year-old child shot on Wednesday

Posted at 5:45 AM, Apr 21, 2016
and last updated 2016-04-21 12:56:05-04

A three-year-old child was shot in the leg on Wednesday night, according to Las Vegas police.

Police say they received a call from personnel at Sunrise Hospital at around 3:38 a.m. Thursday that a child had been admitted with a gunshot wound.

When police responded to the hospital, they were informed the child had been shot around 11 p.m. at a car wash located near Spring Mountain Road and Decatur Boulevard.

The parents drove the child to the hospital. The child suffered a non-life threatening injury.

Detectives went to the car wash to see if they could discover what may have led to the shooting.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.