Boy, 9, struck by bullet in South Los Angeles apartment

SOUTH LOS ANGELES, Calif. (FOX 11 / CNS) - A 9-year-old boy was shot and wounded in his South Los Angeles apartment by a bullet fired from outside the building, authorities said Tuesday.

The shooting occurred about 10:30 p.m. Monday in the 10000 block of South Avalon Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Paramedics took the boy to a hospital for a wound that was not believed life-threatening. No arrests were reported.