12-year-old boy injured by bullet fired into his east Charlotte bedroom, CMPD says
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A 12-year-old boy was shot while listening to music in bed Tuesday night when someone fired a gun outside his apartment in east Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.
Police were called to the 1700 block of Eastcrest Drive shortly before 10 p.m.
The bullet lodged in the boy's pillow after striking his arm, CMPD spokesman Rob Tufano said.
"Not only is he shot in the arm, it strikes an artery. This kid is coming down the steps, losing consciousness cause he's bleeding out," Tufano said.
Two police officers applied a tourniquet, potentially saving the boy's life, he said. He was taken to Carolinas Medical Center and is expected to survive.
Two adults and three other children inside the home were not hurt.
It wasn't clear Wednesday whether the apartment was shot at on purpose, police said. No one has been arrested.
Police have not released the name of the boy who was shot.
Two other children were injured in similar circumstances in December in west Charlotte, across town from the Eastcrest Drive shooting. A pair of brothers, ages 9 and 11, were asleep in their Leake Street bedroom around 2 a.m. when bullets hit them through the window.
The brothers survived, and no one has been arrested in that case, CMPD said Wednesday. Police have no reason to believe the cases are related.
This story was originally published March 27, 2018 at 11:49 PM with the headline "12-year-old boy injured by bullet fired into his east Charlotte bedroom, CMPD says."