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13-year-old injured after bullet rips through apartment ceiling: Milwaukee police

The incident happened near 19th and Teutonia around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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MILWAUKEE — A 13-year-old boy is suffering from a gunshot wound after a bullet from a different apartment unit ripped through the ceiling and hit him, police say.

A 16-year-old Milwaukee boy was arrested, police said, and they plan on referring criminal charges to the district attorney's office.

The tragic incident happened near 19th and Teutonia around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The injured 13-year-old suffered from "nonfatal injuries" and is in the hospital, MPD said.

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