ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. — The Erie County Sheriff's office is investigating a shooting that injured a 7-year-old child.
The Sheriff's Office received a phone call just after midnight Tuesday to a home on Route 39 near Sisson Highway in Collins. The caller told police that they heard several gunshots and saw two bullet holes in the house.
A seven year old boy, who was sleeping in his bed at the time, suffered a gunshot wound to his upper thigh. The child was taken to Oishei Children's Hospital. He is currently in stable condition.
Erie County Sheriff Chief Scott Joslyn says there were five people, including the parents, in the home at the time deputies arrived.
Deputies searched the home, and the immediate area outside the home. They say the shooting occurred outside the home. The gun used is believed to be a small-caliber round.
There is no motive at the time for the shooting, but police do not believe it was a hunting-related accident.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to this incident to contact them at: (716) 858-2903 and refer to CL-#20-012891.
Crimestoppers is also offering a reward of $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect. The Crimestoppers number is (716) 867-6161.
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