A 7-year-old girl was shot Friday evening while sitting on the couch of her DeKalb County home, police said.

The child, who has not been identified, was struck by a bullet that was fired outside the home along Satellite Boulevard just after 11 p.m., DeKalb police Sgt. J.D. Spencer said.

The girl was taken to a nearby hospital in serious condition.

Investigators marked at least three bullet holes that were fired into the home’s front door and another four that were shot through two windows.

A young girl was injured Friday evening when several shots were fired into her DeKalb home.
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Nobody is in custody and it’s unclear why the home was targeted.

The police investigation is ongoing.

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The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. at the Texaco station along Windy Hill Road near the Interstate 75 on ramp.

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