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Girl injured in southwest Houston: 5-year-old girl hit by gunfire following fight at Amy’s Party Hall in southwest Houston

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department is searching for the person responsible for an overnight shooting outside an event that left a 5-year-old child injured in crossfire in southwest Houston.

It happened around midnight in the 7600 block of Sanford Road, at Amy’s Party Hall. Investigators said people were drinking outside and mingling in the mall parking lot.

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Lt. T. Riley said a disturbance broke out between two parties, which resulted in gunfire. The victim, a young girl, was caught in the middle and scratched on the leg.

Police say she was taken to hospital, where she is in stable condition.

“In this chaos, many people fled the scene, calling 911 on their own, which caused some confusion among our officers. But they arrived here within two minutes. They even tried to track down some suspicious vehicles that also turned out to be there are people fleeing,” Riley said.

HPD said they don’t have much information on the suspects at this time.

Major Assault Unit investigators will review surveillance video for leads. If you have any information, you are asked to contact Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS (8477).

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