7-year-old girl shot on Baltimore–Washington Parkway
Posted December 22, 2020 8:04 am.
Last Updated December 22, 2020 8:08 am.
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RIVERDALE, Md. — A 7-year-old girl was hospitalized for a gunshot wound she suffered during a shooting that closed off the northbound lanes of a highway in the Washington, D.C., area, authorities said.
U.S. Park Police officers found the girl Monday with a gunshot wound on her leg when they arrived at the Baltimore–Washington Parkway in the area of Route 410 following a report on the shooting Monday, the agency said in a statement. The area is in Maryland just outside of the District of Columbia.
The girl was brought to a hospital by a helicopter.
Alec Gary Wilbur, 20, is wanted for the shooting, the agency said. They are seeking the public’s help in finding him.
The Associated Press
