6-year-old girl shot in knee in Wilmington

Gunfire struck a 6-year-old girl in the 800 block of Bennett St. in Wilmington around 6:30 p.m. Monday, Wilmington Police said.

The girl was treated on the scene and taken to the Wilmington Hospital Emergency Room, where she is in stable condition, police said.

Police had the entire block cordoned off. Neighbors gathered on porch steps buzzing about the shooting, many shaking their heads and lamenting that someone so young had been hit.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call (302) 576-3620.

Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@delawareonline.com, (302) 324-2428 or on Twitter @TNJ_malbright.