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Investigation ongoing after 4-year-old girl is accidentally shot in northwest Miami-Dade

Police investigate after a child was shot in northwest Miami-Dade County. (WPLG)

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Officers rushed to the scene after receiving reports of a child being shot on Sunday afternoon in northwest Miami-Dade County.

It happened along the 8100 block of Northwest 21st Avenue.

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Upon arrival, officers found a 4-year-old girl who had been shot in the head, Local 10 News has learned through a source.

According to police, the girl was shot by another child in the house. There were a total of four children in the home at the time of the shooting, authorities said.

The girl was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital where she is being treated, according to authorities.

A large police response could be seen along the block, appearing to focus their attention on a single home.

Authorities have not provided any other information about the shooting.

Sources said the gun that was used in the shooting was left unattended.


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Bridgette Matter joined the Local 10 News team as a reporter in July 2021. Before moving to South Florida, she began her career in South Bend, Indiana and spent six years in Jacksonville as a reporter and weekend anchor.

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