SANFORD, Fla. — Sanford police are investigating a shooting that sent a child to the hospital Thursday night.
Police said the 13-year-old boy was walking on Olive Avenue when he was shot in the hip.
The boy and another person was rushed to the hospital.
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Police didn’t comment on the severity of the victim’s injury.
Police set up a perimeter near the intersection of West 3rd Ave. and Olive Ave. where they said a stolen vehicle was found that appears to be connected to the shooting.
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No other information on the circumstances surrounding the shooting were released as police say the incident is still actively under investigation.
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