A 4-year-old girl was shot in the hand while walking with her father in Laventille today.

The incident occurred around 2:50pm.

The two were about 200 meters away from their home, when several loud explosions were heard coming from a bushy area off Laventille Road.

The man began running with little girl, however he soon noticed blood and a wound on her right hand.

The child was taken for medical treatment at the Port of Spain General Hospital.