CRYSTAL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A boy is recovering in the hospital after being shot inside a Crystal, Minnesota, apartment Thursday night.

Minor injured in shooting

The backstory:

The Crystal Police Department said the shooting happened around 10:45 p.m. at an apartment building on the 5200 block of West Broadway.

Responding officers found a juvenile male in the parking lot, but police said the shooting took place inside an apartment. Officers provided immediate aid until the victim was transported to the hospital.

Police said the victim sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, and he’s expected to survive his injuries. Further details regarding the victim’s age or full extent of the injury were not immediately available.

What they're saying:

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