10/6/2022
RawNews1st – At 5:10 p.m., Winston-Salem officers responded to reports of gunfire in the area of Peace Court and Hope Lane. When patrol officers arrived, they found an 8-year-old girl who had been shot in the upper torso.
Several shell casings were found in the parking lot near Hope Lane.
Police said young male suspects were shooting at each other near the playground area of Hope Lane and Peace Court, and the victim was hit while playing at the playground.
The suspects were last seen driving away from the area in a dark grey Ford Escape and a black Honda with damage on the driver-side door.
The suspects — who are believed to be between 15 and 20 years old — were last seen fleeing the area in a dark grey Ford Escape and a black Honda.
The victim’s grandmother, Sandra Allen, told FOX8 that her granddaughter is now afraid to play outside.
“Now that this happened, she’s saying ‘I don’t want to go to the park,’” she explained.
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