Shooting of 6-year-old girl stuns neighbors in Aiken County

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Aiken County deputies are looking for answers after a 6-year-old girl was shot in the head.

It happened at a home on Lawrence Street in Aiken County just outside New Ellenton.

The victim’s grandmother told deputies that someone shot into her home while they were sleeping. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office says it happened at about 2 a.m. Sunday and that several rounds were fired at the home.

There were bullet holes through the windows at that house where it happened. Police say there’s no suspect yet and they have no update on the 6-year-old’s condition.

Deputies say there were at least three people in the residence, which includes the victim, another child and the grandparent.

Neighbors say she’s in the hospital and she’s had surgery. One neighbor we spoke to was sleeping when this happened and he heard it.

“It’s like, ‘BOW,’” said Kelvin Mann.

“It woke me up and scared me at first. Then I walked to the door and see what happened, and then like five minutes later I heard police sirens. And then I heard somebody say one of the kids got shot.”

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office says the grandmother called 911 at 2:17 a.m. and nine deputies responded. There is no suspect yet and no arrests have been made. The girl’s father drove her to the hospital. Neighbors say she’s still there and she’s had surgery.

For Mann, it’s hard to believe something like this could happen.

“I just hope she gets better soon,” he said.

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate. If you have any information, deputies encourage you to call them at 803-642-1761.

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