Article updated: 5/1/2013 7:51 AM

4-year-old shot while playing outside Milwaukee home

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By Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — Police say a 4-year-old child has been shot while playing outside his Milwaukee home.

Authorities say someone fired a gun in the direction of the child playing with his siblings on the sidewalk and fled the scene about 10 p.m. Tuesday.

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Officials say the child's gunshot wound is not believed to be life threatening.

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