CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A gunman missed his intended target while opening fire in the courtyard of an apartment complex in the city's Central neighborhood and ended up shooting three people, including a 9-year-old girl, police said.

Carlos Anderson, 34, is charged with felonious assault. He is not in police custody and a warrant was issued Friday for his arrest.

Anderson was accused of shooting the target of the Thursday shooting about six years ago, according to court records.

The most recent shooting happened about 3 p.m. at the apartment complex on East 30th Street and Central Avenue, police said.

Anderson opened fire on his intended target, the man he was accused of shooting in 2011. But a witness saw him walking into the courtyard with a gun and yelled: "Heads up," according to court records.

That warning allowed Anderson's target to get a head start and avoid being shot.

Anderson walked into the courtyard wearing a mask and fired at least 11 shots, according to witnesses and police.

The 9-year-old girl was standing in the courtyard with her sister. She was struck by a bullet as she ran from the gunfire, according to police and witnesses.

Anderson's gunfire also hit a 37-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man, according to police.

In the 2011 case, someone shot the man Sept. 23, 2011 in the 1500 block of Crawford Road, near Kenmore Avenue on the city's East Side. Another man was also hurt.

Prosecutors eventually dropped the charge against Anderson without explanation.

Anderson is on probation for a 2016 drug trafficking conviction in which he was caught with marijuana, cocaine and a digital scale while driving on East 79the Street and Morris Court.

He pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and was sentenced to one year on probation.

Anderson also spent two years in prison for a 2002 conviction for trafficking PCP and crack cocaine.

He was convicted of preparing drugs for sale and possessing drugs in 2001.

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