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Update: The Metropolitan Police Department says two men from Southeast D.C. have been arrested and charged with Assault With Intent to Kill. The eight-year-old girl is in stable condition.

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A juvenile girl was shot in Southeast D.C. today.

The incident occurred in the 1200 block of Valley Avenue SE around 3 p.m. Fire and EMS spokesperson Tim Wilson said the victim was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. A Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson said she was conscious and breathing when officers arrived.

Neither spokesperson could provide the girl’s age. An MPD officer, responding to a question about the shooting on a listserv, said the victim is eight-years-old.

So sad to hear that 8 year old Makayla was shot. This senseless gun violence has to stop. My thoughts are with the family.

— David Grosso (@cmdgrosso) February 14, 2014