Teen Arrested After 7-Year-Old Struck By Stray Bullet In East Harlem Shooting

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Police arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection to a shooting in East Harlem where a 7-year-old girl was hit by a stray bullet.

NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan announced the arrest on Twitter on Friday night.

The shooting happened on the corner of East 102nd Street and Park Avenue around 6 p.m. on June 25.

Police say the teen is charged with attempted murder, three counts of assault and criminal possession of a weapon.

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The girl's mother, Marlene Joaquin, told CBS2 her daughter is going to be OK after doctors found no bullet fragments in her leg.

A 19-year-old, who was believed to be the intended target, was shot and is also expected to be OK.

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