5-year-old girl grazed by bullet while playing on sidewalk in Brooklyn

EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A 5-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet while she was playing on the sidewalk in Brooklyn on Monday evening.

The incident was reported at New Lots and Montauk avenues around 6 p.m.

Police say the child was playing outside when gunshots rang out.

The unknown suspect fired rounds and the young girl was grazed in the head by a bullet.

She was taken to Brookdale Hospital and was said to be stable.

No arrests have been made.

The investigation is ongoing.

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