FRANKLIN COUNTY — A 4-year-old is dead after she was shot while sleeping in her home.
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The shooting happened in the 8000 block of Beardsley Avenue around 4:30 a.m. in Franklin County, according to CBS affiliate WBNS.
Franklin County deputies told WBNS that multiple shots were fired into a home on the street.
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A 4-year-old girl was upstairs sleeping when a bullet hit her.
The child was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Deputies told WBNS that the shooting was “targeted” but did not provide further information.
Several other people were inside the home but no other injuries were reported.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations is helping with the investigation.
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