A Halloween party became a horror story Saturday night when a 9-year-old girl was shot, after a relative accidentally mistook her for a skunk, WPXI reported.
At about 8:30 p.m., a male family member shot at the young girl, who was sporting a black costume that included a black hat with a white tassel, thinking it was a skunk.
The unnamed man allegedly saw movement over the crest of a hill at the home in New Sewickley Township, Pa. — located in Beaver County about 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh — and fired his gun. He shot her in the shoulder with a shotgun, the Beaver County Times reported.
Ronald Leindecker, New Sewickley police chief, told the Times that the girl — alert and speaking — was transported to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, where she underwent surgery. Her condition following the surgery was unknown.
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