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UPDATE:Omaha police Monday identified the 17-month old injured in a shooting Monday afternoon as Ma'Laya Buie. Investigators offered no other details about how the child was shotPREVIOUS COVERAGE:The parents of a little girl shot in the head at an apartment in the Pine Tree Apartment Complex rushed their daughter to Children's Hospital Monday afternoon.Omaha police said the shooting of the girl, 18 months old, happened around 3:40 pm near 103rd and Hamilton Plaza.A witness told KETV Newswatch 7 she saw a man carrying a bloodied girl in the parking lot, running and screaming. Another witness said the screaming woke her from a nap and she looked out the window to see several people running through the parking lot.Police investigated the shooting for several hours. They focused on a third floor apartment in one building and the parking lot.Neighbors stood outside and watched police work the area. Shocked and saddened to know someone shot a little girl in the head in an apartment in their complex they call home."You don't think about a one year old getting shot," Nakecia Johnson said.Police are investigating if the shooting was accidental or intentional. Father Jesse Stewart said he rushed home to see if his three kids, all under the age of 5 were okay. "It doesn't matter if it's intentional or an accident it's unfortunate. No child should have to go through this," Stewart said.Johnson called the shooting scary, "Bullets fly. They don't have a name on it. One could have went through and kept going through walls. Anything can happen," Johnson said.The little girl was in critical condition.PREVIOUS COVERAGE:A child was hospitalized Monday afternoon after a shooting, according to Lt. Jerry Siedlik of the Omaha Police Department.The girl, according to Siedlik, was shot in the head.The apparent shooting was reported around 3:45 p.m. Omaha police Officer Phil Anson posted on Twitter less than 30 minutes later that he was heading to the area of 103rd and Hamilton, "where (a) child was possibly shot."The girl's parents rushed her to Children's Hospital after the shooting.Check back for updates on this developing story.