Girl, 15, struck by stray bullet while sitting in Queens home

The teen was shot while inside of her home on 113th Road in St. Albans on Tuesday night
The teen was shot while inside of her home on 113th Road in St. Albans on Tuesday night. Photo credit Sean Adams

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A 15-year-old girl was struck and wounded by a stray bullet that entered her home in Queens on Tuesday night, police said.

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The girl was hit just after 11 p.m. as she sat in the dining room of her house on 113th Road, near Francis Lewis Boulevard, in St. Albans.

The bullet struck the girl in her right shin. She was taken to Cohen Children's Medical Center and is expected to survive.

Investigators found multiple spent bullets across the street from the house.

Police are not sure if one or two people fired shots, but one of the bullets went astray, passed through a window and struck the girl.

Investigators are looking at security camera footage as they search for the shooter or shooters.

An NYPD Crime Stoppers poster near the scene of Tuesday night's shooting in St. Albans
An NYPD Crime Stoppers poster near the scene of Tuesday night's shooting in St. Albans. Photo credit Sean Adams
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