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Police: Father flees after shooting his daughter in the leg

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Authorities in Phoenix say a 12-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the leg by her father during a party early Sunday morning.

Sgt. Trent Crump said the incident happened at the family's home near Seventh Avenue and Southern at about 2 a.m.

Crump said the father of the child was trying to clear his gun when he accidentally shot the little girl.

The child was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Crump said the father fled the scene before officers arrived. Police are still searching for him.

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