A 12-year-old girl is recovering at a Jackson hospital after being shot early Sunday morning.
Greenville Police Chief Delando Wilson said at about 1:40 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to the 400 block of North Eighth Street in reference to shots fired in the area.
Once officers were in the area, Wilson said they were notified of a shot person in a house in the 400 block of North Eighth Street.
Inside the home, officers found the 12-year-old girl with a gunshot wound, who was transported to Delta Regional Medical Center before being transported to a Jackson hospital.
“(The child’s) last condition was listed as critical, but stable,” Wilson said.
Wilson said the child’s mother was also injured with a graze wound from a bullet.
Witnesses inside the home told detectives someone fired several shots into the house from outside of the home, which struck the victims.
Wilson said detectives are currently following leads.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact GPD at 662-378-1515. To leave an anonymous tip for a cash reward, call CrimeStoppers at 662-378-8477.
