Girl, 15, wounded by stray bullet when gunfire erupts on Bronx street

A 15-year-old girl was wounded by a stray bullet when gunfire erupted on a Bronx street, police said Tuesday.
The victim was standing with a group of teens near E. 183rd St. and Crotona Ave. in Belmont  — about two blocks from the Bronx Zoo — when shots rang out about 6:45 p.m. Monday, cops said.
The teen was struck in the buttocks as she scrambled for cover. Medics took her to Jacobi Medical Center, where she was expected to recover.
At least six shots were heard, witnesses told responding officers. Five shell casings were recovered.
The girl, who has no criminal history, is not believed to be the intended target, a police source said.
The shooter ran off.  A person of interest was taken into custody for questioning Monday night but no charges were immediately filed, a second police source said.
It was not immediately clear if the person of interest was the shooter or someone who knew the shooter.
The gunplay comes as cops in the 48th Precinct tackle a 27% jump in shootings this year.
As of Oct. 13, cops had investigated 28 shootings within the precinct boundaries, six more than by this time last year, according to NYPD statistics.