Virginia Shooting: Bullet Passes Through Bedroom Wall, Hits 3-Year-Old Sleeping Girl

A sleeping 3-year-old girl was hit and critically injured by a bullet that pierced through the wall. The incident took place Monday (June 22) at an apartment complex in Henrico County, Virginia.

According to local media reports, the child was sleeping in her mother’s bed when she was struck by a bullet fired by an unknown shooter.

According to Henrico Police, at about 12:30 p.m. on Monday, the dispatchers responded to an apartment complex on the 300 block of Exmore Court, near East Laburnum Avenue. The baby girl was found bleeding with a gunshot wound. She was rushed to a nearby hospital with critical injuries. No updates were available about her current condition.

According to reports from witnesses, several gunshots were heard and there was an exchange of gunfire between multiple people. They said the chaotic scene broke out in broad daylight.

“Heard a little commotion, next thing you know guys shooting back and forth at each other,” Brian Pearson, a resident of the neighborhood told local media. “It just sucks at the end of the day because my daughter would normally be out here playing.”

Pearson, who knew the family of the victim, said they were wonderful people.

“No child deserves to be in a predicament like this,” he said.

He was taking out the trash when he heard the gunshots.

“I just want to pray that everybody can do better because we got to do better together,” he added.

The group involved in the shooting has not been identified yet. The motive behind the shootout was unclear. It was also not known if anyone else was injured during the shootout.

A family member of the child saw the gunmen during the incident and shouted at them saying, “if you want to fire guns, go to a shooting range or field," not where bullets hit little girls.

The investigation was at its preliminary stage and no further details were available. Henrico Police requested anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000 or Henrico Police at 804-501-5000.