An 18-month-old girl was shot in the head and killed inside a Florida home over Labor Day weekend, leading to the arrest of a person of interest, officials said.
Police received a “shocked” 911 call about a child who had been shot inside a rental home on Ranwood Lane in Palm Coast shortly before noon Sunday, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
The child was found with a gunshot wound to the head and was rushed to Advent Health Palm Coast, where he died. The youth was not immediately identified.
There were eight people inside the home at the time of the shooting, including the baby’s biological mother who was “shocked” and a person of interest, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said during a news conference Monday.
“We’re not rejecting anyone in the house, and even though we have a person of primary interest, it would be easier if everyone told us the truth and what happened in the house,” he said.
Cj Nelson Jr. 21, was arrested on a probation violation and named as a person of interest in the shooting death of an 18-month-old girl. Flagler County Sheriff
The person of interest, Cj Nelson Jr., 21, was booked into the county jail on a probation violation stemming from a weapons offense.
Nelson has not been charged in the child’s death “yet,” Staly insisted.
There was no immediate information on Nelson’s relationship to the baby, but the sheriff said he is not the girl’s biological father.
The child was found shot to death in the head inside this home on Ranwood Lane in Palm Coast, Florida, on Sunday. WJXT4
Police allegedly found a large amount of drugs, including a white powder believed to be cocaine or heroin. Fox 35 Orlando
During a search of the crime scene, investigators allegedly recovered the gun used in the shooting, which the sheriff described as an American tactical assault pistol capable of firing different caliber bullets.
Also confiscated were 420 grams of marijuana and 11 grams of white powder believed to be either cocaine or heroin, Staly told reporters.
When asked if it was possible the baby shot himself by accident, the sheriff insisted he did not handle the gun.
“The child did not touch the firearm. The child is an innocent victim in this case, without any action on the part of the child it is effective until his death,” said Staly.
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly announced Nelson’s arrest during a news conference Monday. Flagler County Sheriff’s Office
The sheriff complained that all eight adults present in the home at the time of the shooting were not “really cooperative” with the investigation — a development he found “disappointing.”
In its initial press release announcing the child’s shooting death, the sheriff’s office said it may not have been accidental. On Monday, Staly vowed to hold someone accountable for the baby’s death.
“This is cutting life too short. We know God now has angels,” the sheriff said.
Categories: Trending
Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
