LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A suspect arrested by Louisville Metro Police after a 2-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet in the Portland neighborhood appeared in court Saturday morning.
A judge set 19-year-old Ismail Ali's bond at $250,000. Ali was arrested Friday on West Liberty Street in connection to the shooting.Â
"He's 19 years old, and his record is horrible," the judge said.
Officers from LMPD's First Division responded to a reported shooting Thursday in the 2200 block of Rowan Street, police said. When officers arrived, they found a young girl with a gunshot wound. Multiple shots were fired at the home, officials said. Two of the shots went through the front door of the home. One of the shots hit the child, and another shot nearly hit the child's mother.
Police said Ali was seen by several witnesses firing the weapon and then fleeing from the area with a gun.
The child was taken to Norton Children's Hospital, where she underwent surgery. The girl is expected to recover.
Ali is charged with first-degree assault, first-degree wanton endangerment and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. He is scheduled to be back in court at 1 p.m. on Oct. 8.
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