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11-year-old shot in Suisun City expected to survive, police say

Suisun City shooting sends 11-year-old to hospital
Suisun City shooting sends 11-year-old to hospital 00:19

SUISUN CITY — An 11-year-old hospitalized after being shot in Suisun City on Tuesday is expected to survive, police said.

The shooting happened just after 7 p.m. in the area of Whispering Bay Lane. Suisun City police said officers responded to the neighborhood to investigate a shooting and found the child with a gunshot wound to the torso. 

First responders transported the child to the hospital. Police noted Wednesday that the child's injuries were not life-threatening. 

Officers have been interviewing possible witnesses and collecting evidence, with police having said that there was no ongoing threat. 

Police also noted that, while the incident happened near a school in the neighborhood, investigators don't believe that the campus nor the students were targeted. 

No suspect information has been released at this point in the shooting investigation. 

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