Child shot while inside an Indianapolis Airbnb

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A shooting Tuesday night on the city’s near northside left a toddler in serious condition.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said shots were fired into an Airbnb home in the 2900 block of North Delaware Street, striking the child. The child was taken to Eskenazi Hospital by a family member or friend, police said. They were transferred to Riley Hospital for Children. In an update sent shortly before 10 p.m., IMPD said the child’s injuries are serious, but the child was in stable condition.

Police said the shooting did not appear to be a random act, but no additional information was released. Police ask anyone in the community with any information to contact officers.

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