15-year-old girl shot in the lower back in Crotona, the Bronx; police investigating
BELMONT, The Bronx (WABC) -- A 15-year-old girl is recovering in the hospital after she was struck by multiple bullets Monday evening.
Police say an NYPD officer encountered the teen victim around 6:45 p.m. at the intersection of East 183rd Street and Crotona Avenue.
As many as five shots rang out and at least one of them hit the girl in the lower back.
The officer placed the victim in his vehicle and drove her to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi where she's undergoing surgery. She's expected to survive.
The victim's family told Eyewitness News that she had been standing with a group of friends when someone pulled a gun and opened fire.
Meanwhile, area residents are growing more concerned about safety.
"I was sleeping (and I) heard the shots. That's what I heard," a resident told Eyewitness News. "It's not safe."
It is unclear who the intended target was, but the victim is cooperating with investigators in a neighborhood that is fed up with gun violence.
There have been no arrests, and the investigation is ongoing.
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