‘I'm Blessed': 8-Year-Old D.C. Girl Recovering From Gunshot Wound

The little girl who was shot in the arm Friday as she played in the courtyard of her apartment building is recovering -- and she and her mother are thankful the child was not more seriously wounded.

"I'm blessed," 8-year-old Sa'rya Mosley said Monday. "I'm OK, but this is just crazy that people are just walking around here shooting."

The little girl was playing with her friends and cousins in the courtyard of her building on the 300 block of Ridge Road SE about 9:20 p.m. Friday when shots rang out.

"We heard gunshots. First we thought it was firecrackers," the upbeat little girl said.

Sa'rya's mother, Kendra Mosley, was nearby.

"We were all screaming, running, trying to grab the children," she said.

Little Sa'rya and her mother then realized her only child had been hit.

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"I touched my arm and all I saw was blood," Sa'rya said.

The child was rushed to the hospital, treated and released Friday night, her mother said.

Sa'rya said she's afraid to go outside now.

"Sometimes I'm scared to come back up on the platform because I don't want this to happen again," she said. "And sometimes I'm scared to stay when it's dark outside."

A 3-year-old girl, Dalis Cox, was shot and killed Wednesday night after police say her 7-year-old brother accidentally fired at her. That shooting occurred on the 600 block of 46th Place SE in Benning Ridge.

Kendra Mosley said her daughter being shot has changed her everyday life.

"Cherish every moment that we have together. You're here today and gone today," she said.

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