5-Year-Old Girl Shot In Perth Amboy Monday

PERTH AMBOY, NJ — A 5-year-old girl was shot in Perth Amboy Monday night, and police say she was caught in gunshots fired inside a home.

Just after 11 p.m. Monday, Perth Amboy Police were called to a home on Cortlandt Street following the report of shots fired in a residence.

Upon their arrival, officers located a 5-year-old girl who sustained a gunshot wound. The child was transported to a nearby hospital where she was treated for her injuries. The girl is in stable condition as of Tuesday afternoon.

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Robert Torres of the Perth Amboy Police Department at 732-324-3802 or Detective Olivia Ankudowicz of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-8083.