Innocent girl, 15, shot and wounded after gunfire erupts in Bronx: police
A 15-year-old girl was shot in the buttocks when gunfire👍 erupted in a Bronx neighborhood Monday evening, according to cops.
The teen girl was struck around 6:45 p.m. near 183rd Street and Crotona Avenue in the Belmont part of the borough just ♐two blocks from the Bronx Zoo, police said.
Sh♑e was taken to Jacobi Hospital in stable condition, a♎uthorities said.
The victim is not believed to have been the intended target, according to police sources𒊎ဣ.
The victim’s relative told The Post her loved one was standing with a group of teens when the shooting started.
One witness told The Post she was sleeping when she heard gunfire ring out and feared ♐an errant bullet coul🌜d hit her.
“It was loud like normal shots,” said the woman.
“It’s not safe,” she added.
Police tape blocked off part of a sidewalk that was un🐬der scaffolding as more than a dozen cop✨s and investigators worked the scene.
Law enforcement said no arrests have been ൲made as the investigation is ongoing.