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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A three-year-old girl was shot and killed in Whitehaven Tuesday night, according to Memphis Police.
At around 11 p.m., officers responded to a shooting victim at Methodist South. The victim arrived by private vehicle from the 3400 block of West Winchester Place.
The child was pronounced deceased at the hospital. The suspect is known by the family, MPD says.
We spoke to Eric Dear, a man who lives nearby, who says the altercation started as a fistfight between adults. He said he didn’t see the fight leading up to the shooting and doesn’t know why it turned into a shootout.
According to the Memphis Data Hub, there have been 13 homicides in the 38116 area code so far this year.
MPD says this remains an ongoing investigation.
