On Thursday, October 13, 2016, at 9:34 p.m., Dallas police officers received a call regarding a shooting at 2nd Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue. Upon officers’ arrival they observed a six-year-old female victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was traveling westbound on 2nd Avenue in a vehicle with her father, and the suspect vehicle, a red SUV, was traveling northbound on Metropolitan Avenue. There were two unknown male suspects inside the red SUV, and witnesses stated the suspects began shooting toward a business in the area. A bullet passed through the driver door of the father’s vehicle, striking the victim. The victim was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. There were no other injuries; This incident is documented on case number 246568-2016. If you have any information regarding this incident please call 911 or contact Detective Nathan Heathcote at (214) 671-4259.
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