Mother arrested after 5-year-old shot, rushed to hospital in Roanoke Rapids
Two people were arrested after a 5-year-old child was shot in the arm in Roanoke Rapids on Wednesday afternoon. According to police, the child's mother was arrested, as well as a male acquaintance.
Posted — UpdatedPolice were called to a disturbance at the T-Mobile store on Premiere Blvd. at around 3 p.m.
Witnesses told police they saw a white vehicle leave the location with a person in the car wearing a bloody shirt. They also said there was possibly a child in the vehicle.
Police found the white vehicle at the hospital. Inside the hospital, officers found the 5-year-old child who had been shot in the left arm.
According to police, the child is stable, but will be life-flighted to a different hospital because of their age.
Two individuals are in custody, according to the police.
This is a breaking story and more information will be released as it becomes available.
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