Girl injured in what Wichita police think was accidental shooting

A 12-year-old girl was injured in a shooting Friday in southeast Wichita, according to police.

Wichita Police Department spokesman Brad Wright said a call that referenced the shooting came in just before 9 a.m. from near George Washington Boulevard and Hillside.

At the scene, police found a 12-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to her stomach. She was taken to a local hospital and was later listed in serious but stable condition, Wright said.

Police believe the girl was accidentally shot by a 19-year-old man in the 2300 block of South Laura, which is west of Pawnee and Hydraulic. As of Friday afternoon, Wright said the investigation into the shooting was ongoing.

Police ask anyone with information to call 911 or call Wichita Police Department investigators at 316-268-4407. Anyone with information can also call Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.