Two eleven-year-old girls were struck and injured by random gunfire today in separate incidents.

In Pittston, Pennsylvania, an unidentified girl is in critical condition after being struck in the shoulder by a bullet that passed into the clubhouse of her apartment complex. The round was fired in a bathroom at the complex and passed through a wall before striking the child.

 In Syracuse, New York, another 11-year-old was struck by a round that passed into her home from outside. She was also struck in the shoulder and is expected to survive.

Source:

Mac Bullock, “Stray Bullet Injures 11-Year-Old Girl In Berks County Clubhouse: Police,”  Berks Daily Voice (November 28, 2022).

Darian Stevenson, “Shots Fired at Syracuse Home Wounded Girl, 11, Who Was Inside, Police Said,” syracuse.com (November 28, 2022).