SKYWAY, Wash. — A young girl is fighting for her life after she was hit by a stray bullet in south Seattle, a source told KIRO 7 News.
INVESTIGATION:
Sources told KIRO 7 the girl suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
A spokesperson for the King County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting happened inside a unit at the Creston Point Apartments on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South.
The first call came in Thursday around 2:30 a.m.
The victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment and her vitals are currently stable, a source told KIRO 7 News.
A paramedic source says a 2-year-old girl is fighting for her life after she was struck by a stray bullet this morning at Creston Point Apartments on MLK Jr. Way S. A father, who heard gunshots, explains to me what he’s doing to keep his family safe on @KIRO7Seattle at 5 p.m. pic.twitter.com/ZjvSkBj1dQ
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A source told KIRO 7 the victim was two years old, but on Friday, the King County Sheriff’s Office said the victim was 10 years old.
We asked the sheriff’s office for details about a possible suspect.
Officials said they did not have any updates on the case.
We also reached out to Harborview Medical Center for more details on the victim and her condition as of Thursday late afternoon.
We’re still waiting to hear back.
Skyway fire crews along with Renton Regional Fire Authority and Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority responded to the scene and helped rush the victim to the hospital.
No other injuries were reported.
A spokesperson for the King County Sheriff’s Office said detectives are asking for the public’s help in this case.
If you have any information that can help detectives, you’re asked to call 206-263-2090 or email mcutips@kingcounty.gov.
NEIGHBORS:
KIRO 7 News spoke with neighbors who said they heard several gunshots Thursday overnight.
“It woke me up. I heard five or six shots. Somebody yelling. People screaming,” said Mario Littlefield, a neighbor.
Littlefield said he woke up to find first responders parked outside of his home. He rushed over to his children to make sure they were safe and not harmed, he added.
“First thing, go check on the kids right away. Make sure they’re okay. Make sure no stray bullets come through the house,” he said. “I feel awful. It could have been my kid or somebody else.”
Littlefield and other neighbors told KIRO 7 shootings happen often around the area.
“There’s always a shooting or something going down here, almost daily.” He added, “I don’t feel safe here. I don’t let my kids play out here at night.”
Huda Ragge, who’s lived in the apartment complex for 14 years, said, “This is not the only shooting. It’s every other day. It happens.”
A couple of the apartment buildings, near the crime scene, had what appeared to be bullet holes, including a van which was parked nearby.
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