3 girls injured in Guangdong drive-by shooting

Bullets taken out from Xiao Xin's body are seen packed in a plastic bag for Pathological tests.

Yingde City police in Guangdong Province are investigating a case in which three young girls were shot, New Express Daily reported today.

Police believe the perpetrators were seeking revenge against another target.

Neighbors said two masked men on a motorcycle drove by with one firing shots at a different person around 5pm on Sunday in Lixi Town. The shooter missed the intended target, but hit three girls, two 4 year olds and a 5 year old, who were playing outside, the report said.

Neighbors said the men then fled on the motorcycle.

All three girls are expected to survive although one girl, nicknamed Xiao Xin, was hit with 14 bullets, the report said.

"Doctors have only taken out 10 bullets near her head and heart considering her young age. The other four are in her arms and legs. They will operate again after she recovers," her mother, surnamed Feng, told the newspaper.

"We don't know who is responsible. We have to cover all the medical bills by ourselves," Feng added.

Police said they are still searching for the suspects.