LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 3-year-old was hospitalized after a shooting in Louisville's California neighborhood Wednesday night.
Officers were called to the reported shooting in the 1700 block of Gallagher Street around 9:30 p.m., Louisville Metro Police Spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said in a statement. That's near South 17th Street and California Park, not far from Dixie Highway.
Once on scene, police were told that a 3-year-old was taken to Norton Children's Hospital with a gunshot wound before officers arrived. Mitchell said the child's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Shortly after responding to the shooting, Mitchell said a 20-year-old man showed up at Norton Hospital with a gunshot wound, also not thought to be life-threatening.
Police believe the shootings are related.
LMPD's Non-Fatal Shooting Unit is investigating. Mitchell said there are no known suspects.
Anyone with information in this or any other case is asked to call the department's anonymous Crime Tip Line at 502-574-LMPD (5673). Tips can also be submitted anonymously online through the LMPD Crime Tip Portal by clicking here.
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