AN 8-YEAR-OLD Houston girl was shot to death at the weekend following a traffic accident that resulted in gunfire, her mother and police said.
The girl and her mother were going east on a Houston roadway around 2am on Saturday when their Honda Accord hit a southbound Pontiac, according to investigators.
Police said the Pontiac and a third car — a dark four-door car — were speeding when the Pontiac was hit by the vehicle the girl was in.
The girl’s mother, Latoyia Thomas, told KPRC-TV she and her daughter, DeMaree Atkins, were on their way home when the crash happened.
“The light was green, and as soon as I got to the light it turned yellow — I couldn’t stop,” Thomas said.
After the crash, the driver of the Pontiac jumped into the sedan, Thomas said.
But before it drove off, the sedan pulled up next to the Honda and a woman leaned out with a gun. Thomas said the woman began firing at her and her daughter.
It was unclear if the Pontiac’s driver and the shooter were the same person.
Thomas’ daughter was hit by gunfire. She died later at a hospital. Police said Thomas was not injured.
“She was a good girl, honour roll student, full of life. They took my baby away from me, why?” Thomas said.
Police continue looking for the drivers of the Pontiac and the sedan and say they are still trying to determine a motive.
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