DAILY NEWS: Tiny Bronx gunshot victim marks first birthday in hospital, recovering from brain surgery after taking stray bullet

THE BRONX: The adorable Bronx baby shot in the face by a stray bullet marked her first birthday Friday while recovering from brain surgery as cops continued the manhunt for her callous shooter.

Little Catherine Gomez remained at the Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan two days after a gunman dressed all in black fired wild two gunshots at a fleeing man, with one of the wayward bullets tearing into the child’s left cheek.

The child was wearing a pink DKNY winter coat and sitting inside the family SUV when the bullet struck her around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Investigators believe the shooting was sparked by a turf battle between warring drug dealers and street crews, a high-ranking NYPD source told the Daily News.

As relatives waited hopefully for Catherine’s recovery, the child’s aunt posted a photo of the baby wearing a pink knit hat on a GoFundMe page seeking financial assistance for her overwhelmed family....

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