‘Baby Shark’ toy shields toddler from stray bullet

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A three-year-old girl was saved by a “Baby Shark” toy she was clutching in her sleep, which shielded her from stray gunfire that tore through her Madison, Wisconsin home Sunday.

The shootout involved “two sides shooting at one another,” according to the police report. Forty-five shell casings littered the area around the toddler’s home, police said, and her shark toy took the bullet that entered her bedroom at around 8:42 p.m., which otherwise would have hurt her.

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