By Daily News Staff

A 14-year-old girl was injured Sunday when a man who was shooting in his backyard accidentally struck the neighbor's house, deputies say.

Deputies arrested 21-year-old Harold Russell Lanham of the 2100 block of 47th Avenue Northeast, Golden Gate Estates.

He faces charges of discharging a firearm in public and shooting into a dwelling.

Reports show Lanham and friends were in the backyard of his home shooting a handgun and a shotgun at a small berm.

A 14-year-old girl who was sitting on the couch in the next home was struck in the left hand by one of the stray bullets. She was taken to the hospital for her injuries.

Deputies who responded to the scene found a small wooden table, sand mounts and a small metal bucket in the backyard of Lanham's home with bullet holes.

Lanham was arrested because reports show he had prior knowledge as to the potential hazard of his actions.