Minneapolis toddler leaves hospital after being shot in the face
Olivia, 3, was released from the hospital days after she was hit in the face by a stray bullet at her Minneapolis home. (Supplied)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (FOX 9) - The 3-year-old child who was shot in the face when a barrage of gunfire ripped into her family's Minneapolis home last weekend has been released from the hospital.
The child, named Olivia, is recovering from surgery and was released on Friday, her family told FOX 9.
Olivia's family told FOX 9 on Friday they do not want to go back to their home on the 2200 block of 5th Avenue North after it was riddled with bullets around 10 p.m. on Oct. 22, and they're currently looking to relocate somewhere else.
A colleague of Olivia's father launched a Go Fund Me page to help the family. The page describes Olivia as "a joy to be around; such a big smile for a little girl. She could light up any room. She did not deserve this."
Olivia's father, Alex Walker, told FOX 9 that the family is receiving help from the Next Steps program, a joint county-city initiative. The program is part of the Office of Violence Prevention and supports juvenile victims of gun violence.
Still, the family needs help to move, and they hope to relocate out of Minneapolis.
"It's very important that we move. With what happen to my daughter, the kids are scared. Me, as a father, I'm supposed to be able to protect them from that," Walker said.