In California, a tragic incident unfolded when an 11-year-old girl was shot in the head while sitting in her father’s SUV. The suspect allegedly mistook the vehicle for one containing his intended target.

Ryan Hardy, aged 23, surrendered to law enforcement earlier this week, according to a statement by the Antioch Police Department. More details can be found in their official release.

Hardy now faces serious legal consequences, having been charged with five counts of attempted murder and assault with a firearm, as reported by the East Bay Times.

The incident occurred on January 5th as a family of five sat in their vehicle in an apartment complex on the 3900 block of Delta Fair Boulevard in Antioch. As they were leaving the parking lot, a bullet pierced the passenger side window, hitting the young girl.

Following the shooting, numerous 911 calls were made. Emergency responders quickly coordinated with the family at a nearby shopping center to provide life-saving assistance. The girl was then transported to a local hospital, where she is currently in stable condition.

Police believe the family was not the intended target and later announced they had identified a suspect through witness accounts, video surveillance, and forensic evidence: Hardy. However, they did not know his whereabouts, noting that “detectives identified several individuals who assisted Hardy in evading law enforcement.”

Then, law enforcement urged the suspect to surrender. On Monday, he did.

A GoFundMe posted for the girl and her family says their lives were “forever changed by a senseless act of violence.”

“Our 11-year-old relative was shot in the head inside her apartment complex,” the fundraiser posted on Jan. 7 reads. “She is currently in the ICU, where doctors are doing everything they can to help her recover and regain as much quality of life as possible. At this time, she is able to hear loved ones and respond by moving parts of her body when spoken to, but she has lost 100% of her vision.”

“Her road ahead is uncertain and will require extensive medical care, therapy, and long-term emotional healing. The trauma does not stop with her alone,” it added, mentioning that, before the suspect was arrested, “the family lives in constant fear of retaliation and no longer feels safe returning to their home.”

The father recounted the harrowing moments that his daughter was being treated at the hospital.

“She says, ‘Dad, why can’t I see?’” the father recounted in Spanish to The Daily Mail. “It hurts me so much. Those are words I don’t think any dad could handle.”

“My family is everything to me,” he added. “I feel like my heart is being ripped out.”

A lieutenant with the Antioch Police Department reportedly told the outlet that he briefly made eye contact with the shooter and did not recognize him.

Now, community members are grappling with the aftermath of a harrowing scene.

“She’s always out playing on her bike … throughout the day, you see their family there,” neighbor Donna Ford told regional Fox affiliate KTVU. “Now you see no one there. It’s kind of scary.”

Antioch is located in the East Bay region of California, about 45 miles east of San Francisco.