An 8-year-old is in the hospital after police say a neighbor shot a gun, striking the child in the head in the Del Rey area of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

According police, the child was playing on the floor at home at an apartment complex on the 4700 block of Slauson Avenue.

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Police say a neighbor shot the gun and the bullet went through the wall at around 2:40 p.m. Sunday.

The child was transported to the hospital and is said to be in stable condition.

Details on the person who shot the gun were not immediately available.

The investigation is ongoing.

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