3-year-old girl dies following holiday weekend shooting in Southeast DC

A -year-old girl shot while sitting in a parked car early Saturday morning in Southeast died Monday D C police reported D C police revealed Honesty Cheadle of Southeast suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body while seated in a parked car with members of her family in the block of th Street in Southeast just before a m D C stories DC police advocates of the missing speak out over social media misinformation DC Council extends pretrial detention of young people accused of serious crimes Congressional intern killed in Northwest DC shooting Cheadle was taken to a hospital by D C Fire and EMS personnel for critical injuries Police noted she died Monday This is a tragedy for Honesty s family and our entire city and I express my deepest condolences to her loved ones as they cope with such an unimaginable loss D C police Chief Pamela Smith commented in a news release A preliminary inspection shows at least one suspect began discharging a firearm in the area striking a parked bus where the girl was seated alongside family members according to police Smith declared detectives are working hard pursuing several leads and will do everything in their power to find those responsible for this shooting and bring them to justice Police have appealed anyone with information to call the department at - or text tips to the tip line at D C police noted a reward of up to is offered to anyone who provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the homicide Source