HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A 12-year-old girl has died after she was shot in a drive-by shooting Thursday night in Hartford, Connecticut, according to police.
Police say three men were walking down Huntington Street when shots were fired from a car driving by.
The 12-year-old girl, identified as Secret Pierce, of West Hartford, was sitting in a parked car nearby when she was shot in the head. She was rushed to the hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
Police believe the three men were the intended targets of the shooting and Pierce was an innocent bystander in the wrong place at the wrong time.
An 18-year-old man is also in serious condition. A 16-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man drove to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Now police are combing through surveillance footage to get a description of the car. It’s unknown how many people were inside the vehicle.
Anyone with information is urged to reach out to the Hartford police tip line at (860) 722-TIPS (8477).
