4-y-o girl shot dead in Mandeville upscale community
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Police are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a four-year-old girl who died from a gunshot wound sustained at a residence in the upscale community of Ingleside in Mandeville on Tuesday night.
The deceased has been identified as Gia Grinnel.
A police report said about 10:00 pm, the child, her 12-year-old sibling and the children’s mother were at home when the shooting incident happened.
According to the police report, the mother told detectives that she put both children to bed and went to use the restroom when she heard a loud explosion. The mother’s licensed firearm was reportedly left in her handbag.
The child suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The licensed weapon has since been seized.
— Kasey Williams
