Baby Shot with Gun that Had Reportedly Jammed

Ja’Liyah Allen of Palm Coast, Florida, age 18 months, was shot in the head and killed just before midnight tonight with a round fired from a gun that several witnesses reported was “jammed” at the time of the incident. C.J. Nelson, Jr., the probable shooter, was not arrested and charged in connection with the incident, but rather was charged with a probation violation.  The weapon that was recovered was identified as a “black AR-15 style pistol.” 

The report states that “whoever fired the gun had been cleaning it beforehand, that the gun had jammed, and that when it accidentally went off, the bullet went through a wall and struck the girl on the other side of the wall. The girl was breathing when paramedics arrived at the scene.”

In a report of the 911 call, a man says, “a baby has been shot …. She’s dead in my arms, she’s dead in my arms.”

Source:

“Witnesses Say C.J. Nelson Jr. Had ‘Handled’ Jammed Gun Before Shooting of 18-Month-Old Girl,” FlaglerLive.com (September 5, 2023).