WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A 16-year-old boy was shot in Winton-Salem Saturday.
Police were called just before 10 a.m. to the 2700 block of Piedmont Circle for reports of a shooting. Officers found the boy, who has not been identified, with a gunshot wound to his upper chest.
He was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said they believe the victim and the shooter know each other.
The Winston-Salem Police Department is asking that anyone with information about the shooting contact Crime Stoppers at 336-727-2800.
