CLAREMONT, Bronx (WABC) -- Police are investigating after a 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in the Bronx Sunday morning.
The incident happened at about 11:25 a.m. at 173rd Street and Weeks Avenue in the Claremont section.
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The girl was approached by an unidentified Hispanic male who was armed, according to the NYPD.
She was taken into an alley and sexually assaulted, police say.
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The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Police are canvassing the area as the investigation continues.