Washington black baby shot in head during road rage attack family

ChannelMix 2015-04-17

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A Washington state baby was shot in the head when a road rage-fueled gunman fired into her parents’ car and sped off, police said.

One-year-old Malaja was declared brain dead after the Thursday afternoon drive-by shooting in Kent, just south of Seattle, her family told KIRO-TV. The suspects are still on the lam.

Police said little Malaja was riding in the backseat of her family’s silver sedan with her parents Thursday afternoon.

The silver car and another black car tried to turn at the same time, and the two parties started arguing. The fight escalated, and at least one person in the black car opened fire on the silver vehicle, police said.

Malaja, strapped in her car seat, was hit in the head, and the black car sped off.

The 1-year-old was rushed to a Seattle hospital in grave condition, and doctors declared her brain dead, her heartbroken family told reporters outside of Harborview Medical Center.

“You killed my niece, and she did what? Nothing! Nothing!” Malaja’s aunt shouted on camera.

Police have not released any information on possible suspects or their car but continue to hunt through the crime scene for clues.

“You ain't no gangster because you want to carry a gun. That's stupid. Live for your kids. Be a PTA parent. Do something,” the baby's uncle, Edmond "Mackie" McNeil, told the TV station.

He continued: “We need to stop the Seattle violence.”

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