4-year-old girl shot in neck in Southeast DC

A 4-year-old girl is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot in the neck Sunday in Southeast D.C., according to authorities.

D.C. police said Seventh District officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 3000 block of 30th Street Southeast shortly before 8 p.m.

They found the girl inside a home suffering from a gunshot wound.

D.C. Fire and EMS took her to the hospital to be treated for life-threatening injuries.

Police said that after a preliminary investigation, they determined the gun was accidentally discharged by another child who was playing with it.

Below is a map of the area where the shooting happened.

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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