Police say a 5-year-old girl was hospitalized after she was grazed in the head when gunfire rang out in Brooklyn.

It happened on Montauk Avenue by New Lots Avenue shortly after 6 p.m.

Police say the 5-year-old was playing on the sidewalk when she was grazed by the bullet. 

She was taken to Brookdale Hospital.

The child has since been treated and released after suffering a minor graze wound. 

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.