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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.

A 15-year-old girl was shot in the buttocks when gunfire erupted in a Bronx neighborhood Monday evening
A 15-year-old girl was shot in the buttocks when gunfire erupted in a Bronx neighborhood Monday evening. Peter Gerber

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.

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.
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. Peter Gerber

“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.