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6-year-old girl shot during dispute in west Phoenix

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A 6-year-old girl was shot in the shoulder area in west Phoenix after people she was traveling with in a vehicle got involved in a dispute with other people.

Police spokesman Sgt. Armando Carbajal says the girl wasn't the intended target in Wednesday night's shooting.
    
The girl was being treated at a hospital for injuries that aren't believed to be life-threatening.
    
The child and her family members were in the vehicle around Thomas Road and 67th Avenue when the argument began with people who were outside the vehicle.
    
The subject of the dispute is unknown.
    
People inside the vehicle drove away after the shooting.
    
No arrests have been made.
    
No one else was injured in the dispute.