12-year-old girl shot while sleeping in DC
A girl was shot by a stray bullet early Monday while sleeping inside a home in D.C., police tell WTOP.
A girl was shot by a stray bullet early Monday while sleeping inside an apartment in D.C., police tell WTOP.
It happened at 4 a.m. in the 2600 block of Naylor Road in Southeast, D.C. police said.
The 12-year-old was sleeping in bed when she was shot in the leg. The bullet came into the apartment through a window.
The child is in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police tell WTOP.
The shooting is under investigation but there’s no word on any suspect.
It’s at least the second case of a girl being struck by a stray bullet in D.C. overnight. A 10-year-old girl sustained critical injuries after being shot while riding inside a vehicle at 9 p.m. on Sunday.
Source: WTOP
