Family member of 6-year-old who died after shooting: ‘We’re all just hurting’

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Nay’loni Fairley described arsenic being afloat of life, having passionateness for dancing

Family members person identified a 6-year-old miss who was recovered changeable Thursday astatine a Lake Forest location and died astatine a infirmary arsenic Nay’loni Fairley.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Family members person identified a 6-year-old miss who was recovered changeable Thursday astatine a Lake Forest location and died astatine a infirmary arsenic Nay’loni Fairley.

Latasha Peoples, a relative of Fairley’s parent who lives successful New Jersey, said the child’s decease has near everyone successful the household heartbroken.

“We’re each conscionable hurting. We’re hurting for the nonaccomplishment of her. We’re hurting for her parent and her father,” Peoples told News4Jax connected Friday.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Lt. J.D. Stronko said police were called to a location connected Linda Drive disconnected Lem Turner Road conscionable earlier 7 a.m. Thursday aft a idiosyncratic was shot. They recovered the miss with a gunshot coiled to the head. She was taken by paramedics to a hospital, wherever she died from her injuries.

For now, JSO is investigating the lawsuit arsenic an undetermined death.

Stronko said the child’s parent and 2 different children were location astatine the clip of the shooting. The different children’s ages were not released.

It’s unclear however she was changeable oregon who was holding the weapon astatine the time, but it appears the weapon that changeable her belonged to 1 of her parents, Stronko said.

Peoples said the household is supporting Fairley’s mother, who is taking her daughter’s decease precise hard. Peoples said they’re not bombarding her with questions astir what happened.

“Who tin explicate that? Even talking to her, tears are ever moving down her face. How bash you woody with that?” Peoples said. “So, maine being 1 of her oldest archetypal cousins, I wouldn’t inquire her astatine this point.”

Peoples said Fairley, who attended Hyde Grove Early Learning Center, was afloat of beingness and loved being astir her family. She besides said Fairley had a passionateness for dancing.

“She demanded each our attention. She would say, ‘Guys, look astatine me, look astatine me.’ And she would statesman to bash 1 of her creation routines that she learned,” Peoples said.

Peoples said she plans to alert down to Jacksonville precise soon to enactment her relative done this hard time.

The household said they are presently moving connected ceremonial arrangements and anticipation to person a day scheduled for sometime adjacent week. A GoFundMe account has been acceptable up to assistance the household with ceremonial arrangements.