The shocking death of a 4-year-old girl — shot dead with a handgun inside a car outside her grandparent’s home — zeroed in on two issues…
How did the gun that apparently killed little Rahquel Carr get into the hands of a group of children? And who owned the weapon?
A 6-year-old was found holding the weapon after the shooting. Police would not confirm if he fired the fatal bullet.
Family members were in shock Easter Sunday as the struggled to understand what happened and why. The girl’s grandfather, Willie Carr 57, collapsed Saturday night after the shooting and was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital after he collapsed Saturday night…
Police will focus on who owned the gun and why it was in the car — was it stored there or brought by one of the children — are key questions in the investigation.
The children who witnessed the shooting are being interviewed by Miami-Dade police, Police spokesman Roy Rutland said.
The Medical Examiner Department will perform an autopsy on the child to determine the exact cause of death, police said.
Wayne LaPierre should be required to represent the NRA at the little girl’s funeral.
Even though the paltry Florida regulations were probably violated, these scumbags oppose even minimum controls for safety.
I had no idea that many of the gun laws that were in affect when I was growing up were no longer in place in many places. Background check… that was always mandatory. I went through it when I applied to carry a .38 years ago. (I carried it less than a dozen times and decided I didn’t want it on me). And anyone can buy a gun at a gun show without any checks at all?