Milwaukee 3-year-old shot, treated at hospital on Sunday evening

A three-year-old was shot and hurt in Milwaukee on Sunday evening, police said.

The child was shot after 6 p.m. on the 9100 block of West Congress Street, according to a Milwaukee Police Department media release. The child arrived at a hospital for treatment for nonfatal injuries.

Police are seeking a known suspect and are investigating the circumstances, according to the media release.

Police are asking anyone with information to them at (414) 935-7360 or, to remain anonymous, to contact crime stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or P3 Tips.

The shooting follows other gun violence involving Milwaukee youth in recent weeks.

On Friday, 10-year-old Isdennyeliz Ortizwas was shot while sleeping in her bed, after someone accidentally shot a bullet through the floor of an upper-level unit in their home on Milwaukee’s south side, her sister told the Journal Sentinel.

On May 17, 15-year-olds Alejandro Sanchez and Monroe Weso were shot and 15-year-old, Christopher N. Scott, has since been charged in their deaths.

Last year, 147 victims younger than 18 were injured or killed in shootings in Milwaukee, according to a Medical College of Wisconsin database.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A 3-year-old was shot and treated for injuries in Milwaukee on Sunday