3-Year-Old Victim Of Neighborhood Dispute In Liberty City
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami Police searched for the person who shot a three-year-old girl at a Liberty City apartment community around 2:30 Sunday afternoon.
Alquidiven Daniels' step-daughter, Ayanna, was caught in the gun fire.
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Someone randomly squeezed off several rounds in the courtyard of his apartment complex in the 1200 block of Northwest 62nd street.
"We were just trying to run for cover and then we see all this blood everywhere," said Daniels.
Once inside of their apartment, little Ayanna's panicked mother, Kiera Wright, noticed her daughter was hit.
"I pick my daughter up, I see a big hole in her leg, her bone sticking out, I busted out crying someone call 911," said Wright.
That's when Daniels grabbed his gun and fired back. A tearful Daniels said, "If y'all got the right to bear arms man protect your family man, protect your family man."
Police and hostage negotiators rushed to the scene and put the neighborhood on lock down.
Investigators said officers had to dodge five minutes of gunfire before they were able to escort emergency responders into the crime scene to rescue the little girl.
"Some officers were being fired upon arriving to the scene," said Miami Police spokesperson Frederica Burden.
Ayanna was rushed to Jackson Memorial to undergo surgery. She is expected to be okay, but Daniels says she will need physical therapy.
Sunday night, he held on to his other child in anguish because he says the frighten situation has become a part of life for his community.
"I am hurt and people are scared around there," said Daniels.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS.
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