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A 7-year-old girl was shot and wounded Friday night in Southeast Washington, D.C. police said. A 7-year-old girl was shot in the torso Friday night in Southeast Washington, D.C. police said.
The girl was described as conscious and breathing, said Officer Sean Hickman, a police spokesman. The severity of the girl’s wound was not immediately clear. She was conscious and breathing when taken to a hospital, said Officer Sean Hickman, a police spokesman.
She was wounded about 9:40 p.m. in t he 2400 block of Hartford Street SE. She was wounded about 9:40 p.m. in t he 2400 block of Hartford Street SE. The circumstances were not known.
D.C. Council member LaRuby May (D-Ward 8) said at the scene that police were alerted by shotspotter, a device that detects gunfire.
She said they went to the scene and found the girl.