UPDATE: 2-Month-Old Girl Shot in Apparent Road Rage Incident in Milwaukee County

MILWAUKEE COUNTY -- New information released by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's office indicates the 2-month-old girl struck by gunfire on I-43 Sunday was grazed by a bullet that passed through the nearest car door and also through the infant's safety seat.

The two-month old girl is expected to live.

Milwaukee County Sheriff's detectives are attempting to identify the suspect’s vehicle.

Sunday Night

Motorists were greeted to an open road on I-43 for their morning commute Monday, about 12 hours after authorities shut down a stretch of highway near Keefe Ave. on Milwaukee's north side to investigate the shooting.

The incident happened at about 4:45 p.m. on I-43 near the Keefe Avenue exit located just west of Shorewood on Milwaukee's north side, according to North Shore Fire and Rescue.

At the time of the shooting, the driver pulled off the freeway and into the nearest parking lot on Hampton Road to await emergency responders. The young female was treated on the scene and promptly transported to Children's hospital where she is expected to survive.

The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office is overseeing the investigation. Officials shut down northbound I-43 at Keefe for a period of three hours as deputies investigated the location of the actual shooting.

The circumstances surrounding the apparent road rage shooting on I-43 are currently under investigation as officers from the Milwaukee County Sheriff's office and the Glendale Police Department tend to the scene.

Photo: WISdot traffic camera, Milwaukee County Sheriff