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2-year-old boy shot by unknown gunman

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A toddler was taken to the hospital after being shot in the leg in Washington, DC, police say.

Officials say the two-year-old boy was shot just before 4 p.m. at the 1100 block of K Street, Southeast on Sunday

The child was reportedly shot outside an apartment complex, near a playground area.

Investigators say the child was conscious and breathing when he was taken to the hospital and his wound appears to be non-life-threatening.

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