Police in California are investigating after a 1-year-old girl was allegedly shot while riding in a car in Oakland on Monday.
Officers initially responded to the incident after shot-locating technology known as ShotSpotter was activated at around 6:15 p.m. (9:15 p.m. ET), the Oakland Police Department said, according to NBC Bay Area.
As they were responding, police received a report that a young child had been struck by gunfire and had been taken to a nearby fire station, the department said.
Surveillance cameras at a nearby store, Saba Gift Market, captured video of a red sedan rolling up to a fire station, with its passengers appearing to get out and bang on a fire station’s doors for help, NBC Bay Area reported.
“I just hear people screaming and stuff and I hear banging so I just ran out and I just seen the camera right here,” witness Abdul Farahn, told the outlet.
“I run out and yeah, I see the baby,” said Farahn. “She was on the floor and they were putting like I think CPR maybe for her so she could breathe.”
Firefighters provided aid before an ambulance arrived and transported the baby girl to the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital with gunshot wounds, the Oakland Fire Department told NBC Bay Area. The infant’s condition was not known as of early Tuesday.
An image shared by NBC Bay Area of the red sedan the child was alleged to have been riding shows the vehicle riddled with bullets.
Police have yet to publicly identify any suspects in the incident and have not said whether they believe this was a random or targeted shooting.
The Oakland Police Department and Oakland Fire Department did not immediately respond to overnight requests for comment.
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