Petersburg Police are investigating the death of a 6-year-old girl who was shot late March 10 at Petersburg East Apartments, and authorities believe she may have been injured after getting her hands on a loaded gun.
According to a statement March 11, officers went to the apartment in the 2300 block of Navajo Court where they found the unidentified child with a single gunshot wound. She was rushed to Bon Secours Southside Medical Center in Petersburg where she was pronounced dead
“Detectives are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident,” the police statement read. “There is no active threat to the general public.”…