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Florida baby struck by bullet from drive-by

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- A baby is recovering after authorities in Florida say she was struck by a bullet from a drive-by shooting as she slept in her home.

Pasco County Sheriff’s spokesman Kevin Doll said multiple shots were fired outside the 1-year-old girl’s house in New Port Richey late Sunday.

Doll says the child was struck in the wrist. She was taken to a hospital and her condition isn’t thought to be life-threatening. The girl’s name was not released.

Investigators say the shooting doesn’t appear to be random. In a news release early Monday, Doll said the child’s mother is a “documented gang member.”

The case remains under investigation.

New Port Richey is north of Tampa on Florida’s Gulf coast.

The incident occurred hours after an 8-year-old girl was shot in the head during an unrelated drive-by in Miami, according to police.

That child died following the shooting, which was outside her home, CBS Miami reports

Miami-Dade police spokesman Daniel Ferrin said in a news release that the girl was standing near the front door of the house when the shooting started Sunday evening. Her 32-year-old father was shot multiple times in the torso and taken to the hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. Police don’t have anyone in custody.

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