NEW BERN, N.C. — A 5-year-old North Carolina girl has been shot in the head, and a reward is being offered for information in the case.
The Craven County Sheriff's Office said on its Facebook page that its deputies responded to a home after a call of shots being fired on Tuesday night. The sheriff's office said the child was in a car with her mother when she was shot.
She was taken to a hospital in Greenville.
Her condition was not known on Wednesday, but the sheriff's office said the child's wound was life-threatening.
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The sheriff's office said it was the second shooting at the home, which is in a mobile home park, in two weeks. The cause of the shooting is under investigation.
Craven County Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is assisting in the case, the sheriff's office said.
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