Police are investigating a double shooting in Newark Sunday, including that of a 7-year-old girl.
The shootings happened shortly after 9 a.m. on Astor Street.
Police were still investigating and would not immediately comment. A local reverend, Alfreddy Fletcher, told NBC New York he met with the father of the young victim and it appeared a bullet grazed the left side of the girl's head.
The child had had surgery on her left ear, Fletcher said.
This is the second time in a week a child has been shot in Newark. Last week, a 2-year-old boy died when he was shot in the head by a stray bullet. Wakir Bryant, 27, was arrested in the shooting.
Fletcher expressed frustration about the violence in Newark. "With children getting hurt, it's unnecessary," he said. "It's a danger to our community."
An adult was also shot, but that person's condition was not known.
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Police were looking for two men seen running down Sherman Avenue shortly after the shooting.
The relationship between the victims was not clear, and a motive wasn't immediately apparent.
"There's too much gun violence," said community activist Donna Jackson. "There's too much lack of attention in this city to get these guns off the street."
