The girl, described as younger than a teenager, was riding in a car in the 3700 block of Hayes Street NE when she was shot, authorities said.
A child was shot and critically wounded in Northeast Washington on Sunday night, according to police and fire departments.
The girl, described as younger than a teenager, was riding in a car in the 3700 block of Hayes Street NE when shot, according to authorities.She was brought to a firehouse on the eastern edge of Capitol Hill at about 9:20 p.m. with “very critical injuries,” said Vito Maggiolo, a fire department spokesman.
She was taken to a hospital from the firehouse, in the 1500 block of C Street SE, he said. The girl’s age was not immediately known. D.C. police spokesman Paris Lewbel said she was wounded while in a car, but it was not immediately clear where the shot came from.
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