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2-year-old girl critically wounded, three others hurt, in Seattle shooting

A 2-year-old girl was among four victims injured in a Seattle shooting over the weekend, according to authorities and a new report.

A car is seen with its side door window damaged following a shooting that injured at least four. Screenshots from King 5 News

The violence unfolded around 3:20 p.m. Sunday, when at least one suspect fired into the parking lot of a strip mall in the city’s Central District, according to police and The Seattle Times.

The toddler was struck, in addition to three adult men, according to authorities.

“When a 2-year-old is the victim of a shooting, it’s a really tough thing, even for officers to respond to,” Seattle police spokesperson Detective Valerie Carson told the Times.

Evidence markers at the scene of the shooting in Seattle Screenshots from King 5 News

Before police or medics arrived, all of the victims were taken to local hospitals in personal vehicles, cops said.

The youngest victim remained in critical condition as of Sunday evening, Harborview Medical Center spokesperson Susan Gregg told the paper, and the two men taken there were listed in satisfactory condition.

Police can be seen at the scene of a Seattle shooting that left at least four injured Screenshots from King 5 News

No information was available on the fourth victim’s condition, or where he was taken for treatment.