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7-Year-Old Girl 'Fighting For Her Life' After Being Shot In Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A 7-year-old girl is in critical condition Thursday night after she was shot while sitting in the back of a car in west Baltimore.

Her family was huddled at Shock Trauma, hoping for a miracle.

"She's just holding on right now on the machine. She ain't doing too good. She ain't doing too good," the girl's cousin, Mike, said.

Police say the shooting happened at 2:30 p.m. Thursday near Edmondson and Loudon avenues.

The victim, identified by family members as Taylor, was taken to Shock Trauma, where police described her injuries as critical and unstable.

A gofundme account has been set up to help her family with financial expenses.

"She's fighting for her life right now because there's a coward in the neighborhood behind who thought that it was okay to get involved in some sort of shooting incident and this vehicle was struck and the little girl was in the back passenger seat and she was struck," Baltimore Police spokesperson T.J. Smith said.

Police are still looking for the person who shot the girl.

"Now it's going to little kids and stuff and that's just out of control," resident Davon Bridgeforth said.

There's condemnation from Baltimore to Annapolis.

Taylor's grandfather said he had to step out of the hospital room.

"Yeah, it's heartbreaking," he said. "She's cheerful, happy. Run around do what kids do. Make you laugh, do little girlie stuff and I like being in her presence when she's around."

Police say another child was also in the back seat at the time of the shooting but was unharmed.

Investigators are not sure if this vehicle was targeted.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police at 410-396-2100. Those who wish to remain anonymous can use the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-866-7LOCKUP.

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