8-Year-Old North Carolina Girl Killed in Drive-By Shooting, 2 Other Children Injured

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Miyahh Howell, 8, was playing with a 9-year-old boy in Statesville, N.C., on Monday evening when a white car drove up and opened gunfire on the two children. Both were struck.

Approximately 90 minutes later, another shooting happened around the corner from the crime scene, injuring a 10-year-old boy. Witnesses say that the vehicle was also white, possibly a Honda Accord. The boy is expected to survive his injuries.

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The shootings have shaken the community – and police believe that the shooter or shooters may have been targeting someone else.

No one has been arrested in the shootings.

Miyahh – whose full name was Ah’miyahh – was described as a good student who loved watching TikTok videos. Her death has devastated her family.

“It makes me upset that you took my granddaughter away from me,” Howell continued. “She didn’t even get to live her life. She didn’t get to grow up.”

source: people.com