WARREN  An 11-year-old child is in stable condition and expected to be okay after being shot in the hand late Wednesday night. 

Warren police were dispatched to a home on Roosevelt Street NW near Ogden Avenue around 9:54 p.m. Wednesday for a report of gunfire.

Officers found evidence of a shooting, including 11 silver and brass casings in the front yard and damage to an exterior window and siding of the home.

The child, whose name was not released due to his age, was transported by EMTs to St. Joseph Warren Hospital for treatment of the hand wound. Investigators said he was an innocent bystander. 

 “This child just so happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and that's what's so frustrating about any violence where an innocent bystander, particularly a young child, is a victim of such senseless gun violence,” Mayor Doug Franklin said. 

The incident is being investigated as felonious assault and improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation.

Police have listed two unknown individuals as suspects in the report but have not released further details on the circumstances surrounding the shooting. 

This is the second time a child has been injured because of a shooting in the past two months in the city. It comes as violence is actually lower in the city according to the mayor. 

Our records show there have been at least 12 shootings in Warren this year. Larry Owens is a victim from a shooting earlier this month - one that forever changed his life. He was shot in the face in broad daylight, leaving Owens blind in both eyes. 

“I just want justice. I just want somebody to reach out to me to help me get justice,” Owens said.

Owens said he was arguing with a woman about a dog when a man approached his car with a gun. Owens drove off and the man jumped into another car with a driver and followed. At one point the man started shooting until Owens arrived at Southern Boulevard.

“I dove out the window, he shot me in my face. I’m on the ground bleeding and stuff and leaking and from there I can’t tell you what happened,” he said. 

Owens spent 10 days in the ICU. He had two surgeries and may need a third because he's still suffering from brain bleeding. 

Owens feels his case is being overlooked since no arrest has been made yet despite a witness to the shooting. He believes recent violence in the city is people taking matters into their own hands instead of going to the police. 

“I could be like these people and not want justice and want more bloodshed but what's that going to do for people that come behind me,” Owens said, adding he wants to set a good example for his grandchildren. 

Mayor Franklin said the police are investigating Owens' case and taking it seriously. He believes a stop to the violence will come down to common sense gun control methods.

“We won't arrest our way out of this problem, it's going to take a holistic approach by all members of our community,” Mayor Franklin said. 

Anyone with information on either case is asked to call Warren police.