Neighbors fear for their kids



A 10-year-old boy was shot in the face Monday night while he was sitting on his couch watching TV in the 1800 block of Regina Street in Harrisburg.

At 7:54 p.m., Harrisburg police got a call for multiple shots fired into a house in the 1800 block of Regina Street.

“The officers arrived on the scene and found a shooting victim, a little boy suffering from a gunshot wound to his face,” Harrisburg police Chief Thomas Carter said. “He was rushed to the Hershey Medical Center.”

The boy was receiving treatment but his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, Carter said.

Police determined that seven shots were fired at the house, five of which hit the house, Carter said. The boy was sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV when he was shot, he said.

There were multiple people in the home at the time, including four other children, Carter said.

When asked if the shooting was random Carter said, “I really can’t say. The investigation is ongoing … but this isn’t random. I believe there was a target in this shooting.”