Police Search for 3 Men Believed to Be Involved in Death of 15-Month-Old NJ Girl

A 15-month-old girl was killed by a stray bullet while playing inside her New Jersey home on Saturday, a mere two days after moving in, CBS 2 reports. Suggested Reading New AI TikTok Trend Has Gorillas Posing as Black Women, and Folks are Pissed Steve Harvey’s Gorgeous $15 Million Once Owned by Tyler Perry Rumi…

A 15-month-old girl was killed by a stray bullet while playing inside her New Jersey home on Saturday, a mere two days after moving in, CBS 2 reports.

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According to the report, authorities are searching for three men who were last seen wearing black hoodies and firing guns multiple times in the Irvington neighborhood. One bullet hit a womanโ€™s SUV, and two hit a window and an air conditioner unit, missing one residentโ€™s sleeping mother by inches, CBS notes.

However, one bullet went through the walls of the second-floor apartment where Sania Cunningham was bouncing playfully on a bed.

โ€œThere were several shots that were fired on the block,โ€ Anthony Ambrose, with the Essex County Prosecutorโ€™s Office, told the news station. โ€œThere were several ballistic evidence that were recovered. One bullet did pierce the house that pierced the baby.โ€

The toddler was hit in the torso and pronounced dead about half an hour later at a medical center.

Authorities speculate that the family was not the intended target of the shooters. Police and prosecutors are offering a $10,000 reward to anyone with information.ย 

โ€œOnce you found out, it was like, โ€˜Wow, thatโ€™s real sad,โ€™โ€ one neighbor, Chris Johnson, lamented. โ€œAnd this was in daytimeโ€”broad daylight this happened.โ€

Read more at CBS 2.

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