UPDATE: Crowley Police say the five-year-old girl who was hit by a stray bullet walking home from her bus stop Thursday has been released from the hospital.
Crowley Police say the child was walking with her father around 4:30 p.m. when two men started shooting at a third man in the 500 block of West Andrus in south Crowley.
There were a large number of bystanders in the area when the shooting started, police say, including the little girl and her dad. The child was taken to the hospital for treatment; as of Friday afternoon police say she had been treated and released.
Detectives with the Crowley Police Department have received numerous tips from citizens in the community and have several persons of interest that are now being investigated.
"The Crowley Police Department appreciates the assistance received by deputies with Acadia Parish Sheriffs Department. Please contact Crowley Police with information you may have regarding this incident by calling detectives with the Department," a release states.
This is a developing story and we'll have more information as soon as we can.
