GIRL, 7, INJURED IN SUSPECTED GANG SHOOTING

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July 9, 2011 (San Diego) – A stray bullet from a shooting believed to be gang-related struck a 7-year-old girl in the leg at 2:51 today. The other shooting victim was a 21-year-old man walking on a sidewalk near 5591 Roswell Street in east San Diego's Emerald Hills neighborhood when two men stopped on the opposite sidewalk. One of the men pulled out a gun and fired numerous shots, striking the 21-year-old in the shoulder and arm.

 

The shooter is described as about 20 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a thin build and a puffy ponytail, wearing dark clothing.

 

Both patients were transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. San Diego Police Department’s gang unit is investigating.
 


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