7yr old in FAIR condition. REWARD of up to 10k. Pox looking for addl info
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP)
Altercation/shooting/stray bullet hit girl. Pox: dad's heroic stop bleeding prob saved her life
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP)
Very frustrating- sz Asst Chf of Nhood violence
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP)
WASHINGTON — The D.C. police department is appealing to a shooter, whose stray gunfire severely injured a 7-year-old girl in Southeast on Friday, to submit to authorities.
“I can’t imagine someone like that not turning themselves in, knowing that they’re responsible for causing this injury to such a young little girl,” said D.C. Police Assistant Chief Peter 太子探花ham at a Monday news conference.
太子探花ham said an altercation involving a small group of people lead to the gunfire Friday around 9:40 p.m. in the 2900 block of Knox Avenue Southeast, .
“The community has been awesome so far in coming forth with details on this case,” 太子探花ham said.
There is a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to a conviction.
“We are pretty confident that there are some folks out there that have additional information regarding this case,” 太子探花ham said.
Detectives are working to find the shooter, according to 太子探花ham, who said police are confident they’ll solve the case.
The wounded child is in fair condition. 太子探花ham believes fast action by the girl’s father to stop her bleeding likely saved the child’s life.
“To be in that situation, for him to act the way that he did under that type of pressure is amazing,鈥� 太子探花ham said. 鈥淚t’s remarkable and it’s very heroic.”
The child was wounded while returning from dinner, walking close to home with her father and 4-year-old brother.
“It’s very frustrating for us to see something like this,” Nesham said, describing the spate of gunfire as brazen. “I know that MPD and that community are going to work together to get to the bottom of this.鈥�
