8-year-old girl grazed with bullet on Southeast DC playground, police say

An 8-year-old girl is expected to be okay after police say she was grazed with a bullet on a playground in Southeast on Thursday night. 

DC Police say the shooting happened in the 2700 block of Bruce Pl SE at around 8:56 p.m.

Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and Weather

According to police, the girl was grazed near her ear but they do not believe she was the intended target of the shooting. She has non-life-threatening injuries.

No arrests have been made at this time, police say.