SHELBY, N.C. — An infant was flown to the hospital after being hit by a bullet during a shooting Tuesday night in Shelby, police said.
The 8-month-old girl was shot just before 10:30 p.m. inside a home on Putnam Street, near Highway 74 and South Lafayette Street.
Detectives said there was an altercation outside the house and shots were fired. The baby was inside the house and was hit by a bullet that came through an outside wall of the home.
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Initially, police told Channel 9 that someone drove by and fired at least 15 shots, and that one of those bullets hit the baby, who was being held by her mother at the time.
“The mother says they were in bed together,” said Shelby Police Lt. Scott Champion. “She was holding the baby at the time the shots rang out and the baby was struck.”
The first officers who arrived rushed the girl to the hospital and she was then flown to Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte. Police said she had a bullet lodged in one of her lungs. Detectives said the mom told them the baby was in stable condition as of Tuesday night.
“When you got an 8-month-old injured, it just puts it on another level,” Champion said.
Portions of the streets were blocked off when our crew arrived, and police could be scene speaking with witnesses.
Detectives said they don’t know yet if the home was intentionally targeted, and no arrests have been made.
Check back with wsoctv.com for updates on this story.
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