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The family of an 11-year-old girl in Minneapolis says she was hit by a stray bullet from outside while inside her bedroom, per CBS News.
Laneria Wilson, 11, was in her bedroom when a bullet came through her window and hit her in the face just after midnight on New Year.
Wilson's mother, Shenedra Ross, said people in her neighborhood were outside celebrating the New Year by firing off rounds into the sky.
"Twelve o'clock hit we heard a gun go off. It sounded like it was right in our yard," Ross said. More shots followed.
"Some more shooting went off but it wasn't close, you can tell it was as little distance away," she added.
Ross said she yelled for her children who were in their bedroom when she found out that Wilson was shot in the face, days before her 12th birthday.
"I felt my daughter press my hand a little bit tighter to her face like she was in pain and I'm telling her to keep talking, don't stop talking," Ross recalled.
Police and paramedics responded to the scene and transported the girl to Hennepin Health Care, where she was treated for her injuries.
"I think they do need to put the guns down. It don't make no sense it's just innocent kids, babies it's sad," Ross said.
Minneapolis police said they are investigating the shooting.
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