GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The 5-year-old girl who was struck by gunfire while sleeping remains hospitalized Wednesday, Oct. 9.

The girl, whose name was not released, was shot in the arm and is expected to recover, police said.

Grand Rapids police responded Monday night to a report of shots fired at a house on St. Charles Avenue SW. Many people were inside the home but no one reported any injuries.

The next morning, the girl’s mother brought her to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital with the gunshot wound. The hospital contacted police, Sgt. John Wittkowski said.

He said investigators continue to interview witnesses and are trying to determine precisely what happened to the girl. Police believe that she was struck by a bullet fired from outside of the house.

Police have not yet determined why the girl’s injuries were not noticed earlier. She was believed to be sleeping when she was injured.

Her mother took her to the hospital around 10 a.m. Tuesday, about 12 hours after witnesses reported multiple shots had been fired at the house.

Police have noticed an “uptick in violence in the general area” where the shooting occurred, Wittkowski said.