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7-Year-Old Girl Shot On Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Suspect Alec Wilbur Wanted

RIVERDALE, Md. (AP) — A 7-year-old girl was hospitalized for a gunshot wound she suffered during a shooting that closed off the northbound lanes of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Prince George's County on Monday, 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 Wilbur Wanted In Shooting On Baltimore-Washington Parkway In Greenbelt

Alec Gary Wilbur, 20, is wanted for the shooting, the agency said. They are seeking the public's help in finding him.

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Alec Wilbur. Credit: US Park Police

Wilbur is six-foot-one, weighs 150 pounds and has large tattoos on his chest, neck and arms, police said.

Anyone who sees him should call 911.

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