7-year-old girl sitting in car struck by bullet in Fairhill
Police said the shooting happened on the 3000 block of North Marshall Street.
A 7-year-old girl who was sitting in the back seat of a car was struck in the arm by a bullet Tuesday night in the city’s Fairhill section, police said.
Shortly before 7:20 p.m., police were notified that the girl was taken by family members in a four-door sedan to Temple University Hospital, Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
Police have not identified the shooter, Small said in an update Wednesday. Detectives are following multiple leads that may help them identify the suspect, he said.
The car was struck three times by bullets — twice in the left rear and once in the rear driver’s-side door — while it was traveling south on the 3000 block of North Marshall Street, Small said.
The girl, whom police did not identify, was listed in stable condition at the hospital. Two female family members were also in the car and were unharmed, according to Small.
Video from a nearby security camera showed a man on foot opening fire at the car in what appeared to be a targeted attack, Small said.
“It’s pretty clear it was intentionally targeting that vehicle,” he said.
Police found six spent shell casings at the scene.