KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) - The Kinston Police Department is investigating after a 12-year-old was shot in the arm.

Sunday, officers went to a report of a 12-year-old who had been shot in the arm on the 1700 block of Dixon Street.

Officials say the victim got medical attention, and an investigation is now underway.

Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call Kinston-Lenoir County Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444.

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