Three-year old Jamayla Marlowe of Nashville, Tennessee was shot and killed when she was caught in the crossfire of a shootout that erupted between several individuals.  Her sister, Antania Butler, age 2, was injured in the incident.

The two girls were in a parked car when the shooting started.  Afterwards, police identified several men who may have been involved in the shooting and have arrested one of them.

“It’s time to wake up! Stop the violence, stop the violence,” a family member said. “I’m tired. You all should be tired. Aren’t you tired yet? How many more do we have to kill? How many more?”

Sources:

Stephanie Langston, Nikki McGee, “Police: 1 Arrested after 3-year-old Killed, Others Shot in North Nashville,” WKRN.com (April 13, 2021).

Stephanie Langston, “‘It’s Time to Wake Up’: Community Mourns 3-year-old Killed by Gun Violence in North Nashville,” WKRN.com (April 14, 2021).