By Associated Press - Wednesday, July 12, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) - Police have arrested two men on assault charges in connection with a shooting in the Bronx that injured multiple people, including a 4-year-old girl.

NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce says some 17 shots were fired after an argument and fist fight broke out in the Claremont neighborhood at about noon Wednesday.

The child suffered a graze wound. Two adults were also hit - one in the back and another in the legs.

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None of the injuries are considered life-threatening.

Police did not say what sparked the violence.

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