HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — An 11-year-old girl is recovering in the hospital after being shot outside a South Florida McDonald’s.
The shooting happened on Saturday afternoon outside a McDonald’s located along the 800 block of West Hallandale Beach Boulevard.
According to police, the family arrived to the restaurant and the girl’s mother went inside to pick up food. Remaining inside the vehicle was the victim, her father and two other children ages 2 and 5.
That’s when police said an altercation began in the parking lot, leading to Ralph N-Kosi Blue III, 18, opening fire on another person but striking the vehicle several times instead.
Police said Blue was an employee at the McDonald’s.
Bullets struck two people inside the vehicle; the 11-year-old girl and her father.
According to a GoFundMe page, the girl was shot in the head and had surgery, now receiving specialized medical care while facing a long road to recover.
Her father was shot in the leg and has since been released from the hospital, according to the page.
Police said the incident between Blue and another man had originated outside of Hallandale Beach.
Blue has since been charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated assault.
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