Girl, 8, Hurt In After Dozens Of Shots Fired Near Temple

PHILADELPHIA — A young girl is recovering after being grazed by a bullet in a hail of gunfire Thursday night.

According to NBC10, the shooting occurred at about 9 p.m. on the 1500 block of North 13th Street.

A group of men in a vehicle reportedly shot at a passing vehicle, and one round struck an 8-year-old girl who was on the block.

Action News reports the girl was grazed by a bullet on her head.

About 50 rounds were fired in what police said was an ambush-style shooting, according to Fox 29.

The girl was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition.

"On a beautiful fall evening in our city, a group of cowards with guns waited on a residential street to open fire on a passing car," Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said Thursday night. "Dozens of shots were fired. An adult male in the vehicle was struck in the leg - and so was a little 8 year old girl who was standing across the street. By the grace of God, they will recover physically. To those responsible: stop putting our resident's - our children's - lives at risk!"

Anyone with information on the shooting should contact Philadelphia Police at 215-686-8477.