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According to authorities, a 4-year-old girl had been shot to death in a car while sitting with her young siblings and her grandmother in northeastern Ohio, with the suspect currently being sought.
What happened?
Police have not identified the girl but have said that the shooting occurred late Friday night when the children’s mother pulled in front of a home to obtain belongings and then proceeded to break windows when nobody answered the door.
According to Time, police spokesman Lt. Rick Edwards said that a man came outside with a rifle and fired a shot at the car, hitting the child, while she was sitting in the backseat. After she was taken to an Akron hospital, she was pronounced dead.
The child’s three siblings were aged 7, 6 and 3.
Who is Darnell Bitting?
Police have since identified a suspect as 31-year-old Darnell Bitting, issuing a search warrant for his arrest.
According to Fox 8:
“Anyone with information on Bitting’s whereabouts is asked to call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490, the U.S. Marshals Service at 1-866-4-WANTED or the Summit County Crimestoppers Inc. at 330-434-COPS.”
