A 3-year-old girl riding in the backseat of a car was shot and critically injured Sunday night in Santa Ana.
The shooting was reported just before 9 p.m. near Main and 15th streets as the girl's mother was driving a Nissan Altima. Her boyfriend in the passenger's seat was the intended target, police said.
Details on what led up to the violence were not immediately available.
The girl's mother drove her to Children's Hospital of Orange County, where she was in critical, but stable, condition.
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A 4-year-old child also was in the car, which was seen with at least two bullet holes outside the hospital. Shell casings were found at the scene of the shooting. Neighbors told NBCLA shots were fired from another car, but authorities have not confirmed that information.
No other injuries were reported.
No arrests were reported early Monday. A description of the shooter was not available.
