(WGO/CNN) - A six-year-old girl is hospitalized after police say a stray bullet struck her in the head during a New Year’s Eve party.
The incident happened early Tuesday morning in this neighborhood in Oakland, California.
Authorities say the girl was in the backyard of her home when someone fired a celebratory shot.
A family member took the girl to an Oakland hospital, where she's in stable condition.
A woman who lives near the girl's home describes what she heard.
"I heard a lot of gunfire. And I heard one gunfire, it was like boom boom boom boom boom! And I told my husband. I said, baby, we better get our butts in the house before we get hit. Somebody's going to get hit," said Roxanne Perez, a neighbor.
Officials say the bullet is still in the girl's head.
No arrests have been made at this time.
Police and crime stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $5,000 in reward money for any information leading to the arrest of the shooter.
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