"It's sad and the violence needs to stop:" Four-year-old suffers graze wound in exchange of gunfire

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Another case of gun violence...in which a child becomes the innocent victim. Police say a four-year-old was grazed by a bullet in a shooting that happened near N. 24th Place and Capitol Drive just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 26th.

"All the sudden: 'Pop!'  I thought it was a firecracker," the victim's grandfather, John Peet said.

The victim's grandfather, John Peet says everyone was sitting on the porch on Saturday night, when out of nowhere...

"I seen three guys running down the street," Peet said.

The suspects allegedly fired four shots. Police say the family was not the intended target of the gunfire -- but they were the ones who ended up dodging bullets.

"It`s sad.  It`s sad and the violence needs to stop," the victim's aunt, Helen Marks said.

One of the bullets hit a pillar on the porch. Fragments broke off and struck four-year-old Zariyah Peet.

Fragments also grazed her grandmother's head.

"I took my do-rag off and I wasn`t bleeding. I was doing fine," the victim's grandmother, Marleithei Marks said.

No one got a good look at the suspects, but investigators returned to the scene on Sunday morning looking for clues.

"They will get caught one of these days.  What goes around, comes around," the victim's aunt, Helen Marks said.

The family says they will not live in fear.

"When you get a few bad apples in the neighborhood, it makes the whole neighborhood look bad," neighbor Jim Snow said.

Police say they believe the four-year-old's wound was the result of either a bullet fragment or fragments of a concrete pillar that was struck.

The four-year-old's wound was very minor and did not require treatment other than a bandage.

There are no suspects in custody.