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NEW: A 5-year-old girl was shot through the leg — with the bullet lodged in her…

🚨 NEW: A 5-year-old girl was shot through the leg — with the bullet lodged in her sippy cup — during a terrifying rush-hour road rage incident in North Carolina. – The NY Post

Charles Edward Stevenson Jr., 20, is accused of firing a single shot at the girl’s dad, who was driving a Ford F150 on US Route 1 near Raleigh before 8 p.m on Monday, but the bullet pierced through little Ema’s right leg, local network WRAL reported.’

Ema has undergone several surgeries and will soon begin physical therapy to rehabilitate her leg, according to WRAL. PEOPLE has reached out to the Cary Police Department for a statement, according to People.