Wilmington man charged after allegedly shooting 8-year-old girl in the leg

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – A man has been charged after a child was struck by gunfire late Monday night.

According to the Wilmington Police Department (WPD), 20-year-old Jaquan Rouse-Moody was inside a nearby apartment when his firearm went off.

Police say the bullet traveled through the wall, hitting an 8-year-old girl in the leg.

WPD received a call to 340 S. Turners Run at 11:15 p.m. on June 23 about the incident and found the girl suffering a non-life-threatening gunshot wound…

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