A 7-yr-old girl from Atlanta died days after being struck by a stray bullet while shopping for Christmas with her family, local media reported. Kennedy Maxie passed away Saturday night at a local hospital where she was being treated, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office CBS WGCL said.
The girl lived in Cobb County and attended a local elementary school according to the Atlanta Journal’s constitution.
“Our hearts are broken by the senseless murder of Kennedy,” Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said in a statement released to the station. “While the Atlanta Police Department has significant leads in the apprehension of those responsible, it does not erase the pain felt when a beautiful, vibrant, and loving child is tragically taken from her family.”
According to the Atlanta Police Department, the girl was shot in the head in a car with her mother and aunt on Dec. 21 after leaving a popular Atlanta mall. The girl’s aunt told police she heard gunshots and when she realised that her niece had been shot and she continued to go to the hospital where she tragically passed away a number of days later. The case is still ongoing.
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