Police say a costumed 9-year-old girl was accidentally shot outside a western Pennsylvania home during a Halloween party by a relative who thought she was a skunk.

Cops say the girl was over a hillside and wearing a black costume and a black hat with a white tassel.

Police say a male relative mistook her for a skunk and fired a shotgun, hitting her in the shoulder, arm, back and neck Saturday night.

The little girls condition is unknown but hospital officials did say she was  responsive when she was flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh.

New Sewickley Township Police Chief Ronald Leindecker says the man hadn't been drinking.

He doesn't know whether charges will be filed.

A decision will be made in a few days.