A 3-year-old was injured Wednesday night after a drive-by shooting in Longmont.

The shooting happened in the 1400 block of South Collyer Street at about 8 p.m., according to Longmont Police.

According to police, an unknown number of suspects were in a dark-colored sedan and fired into a home. A 3-year-old girl was hit by an “unidentified projectile,” and suffered life-threatening injuries, police said.

Two Longmont officers quickly got the girl outside of the property and used the tailgate of a Longmont Police pickup to triage her with a medical kit prior to the arrival of paramedics, police said.

The girl was taken to the hospital by an ambulance where she was taken into surgery, according to police. Hospital staff credited the child’s survival to the triage done by the officers on scene and emergency personnel involved, police said.

The suspect or suspects left the scene of the shooting.

Anyone who may have surveillance video in the area, or tips about the shooting, can call Detective Sloan-Stogsdill at 303-651-8544 or Detective John Winship at 303-774-3698. Callers should reference Longmont Police #23-11500.

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