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| Six-year-old shot after basketball rolls into North Carolina man's yard | Six-year-old shot after basketball rolls into North Carolina man's yard |
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| Suspect Robert Louis Singletary has been arrested | |
| A North Carolina man accused of shooting a six-year-old girl and her parents after a basketball rolled into his yard has been arrested in Florida. | A North Carolina man accused of shooting a six-year-old girl and her parents after a basketball rolled into his yard has been arrested in Florida. |
| Police say Robert Louis Singletary, 24, turned himself in to authorities in Tampa on Thursday evening after a two-day manhunt. | Police say Robert Louis Singletary, 24, turned himself in to authorities in Tampa on Thursday evening after a two-day manhunt. |
| The girl and her mother were treated in hospital and discharged, but the father was seriously injured, police said. | The girl and her mother were treated in hospital and discharged, but the father was seriously injured, police said. |
| Mr Singletary faces four counts of first-degree attempted murder. | Mr Singletary faces four counts of first-degree attempted murder. |
| Police will also charge him with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. | Police will also charge him with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. |
| The suspect was previously known to police for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend with a sledgehammer in December. | The suspect was previously known to police for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend with a sledgehammer in December. |
| Police in Gaston County first received a 911 call at 19:44 local time on Tuesday (11:44 GMT) about the shooting. | Police in Gaston County first received a 911 call at 19:44 local time on Tuesday (11:44 GMT) about the shooting. |
| Watch: Witness describes the moment a gun was pulled | Watch: Witness describes the moment a gun was pulled |
| Watch: Witness describes the moment a gun was pulled | Watch: Witness describes the moment a gun was pulled |
| A neighbour told reporters that the shooting had unfolded after a basketball rolled into the suspect's yard. | A neighbour told reporters that the shooting had unfolded after a basketball rolled into the suspect's yard. |
| Local residents told US media that when the children went to retrieve their ball, the suspect shouted at them. A father of one of the children went to the suspect's door and remonstrated with him. | Local residents told US media that when the children went to retrieve their ball, the suspect shouted at them. A father of one of the children went to the suspect's door and remonstrated with him. |
| They did something by accident. Then they were shot | They did something by accident. Then they were shot |
| Police said the suspect went inside his home and came out with a gun before he fired indiscriminately at neighbours. The father who had argued with Mr Singletary was not injured by the gunfire, said neighbours. | Police said the suspect went inside his home and came out with a gun before he fired indiscriminately at neighbours. The father who had argued with Mr Singletary was not injured by the gunfire, said neighbours. |
| The girl was treated for bullet fragments to her cheek. Her mother suffered a grazing bullet wound to the elbow. Her father was taken to hospital with serious injuries. | The girl was treated for bullet fragments to her cheek. Her mother suffered a grazing bullet wound to the elbow. Her father was taken to hospital with serious injuries. |
| The six-year-old has since spoken out about the shooting in an interview with a local ABC news channel. | The six-year-old has since spoken out about the shooting in an interview with a local ABC news channel. |
| "The bullet came back and the bullet went in my cheek," said the girl, who is not being named by the BBC because of her age. | "The bullet came back and the bullet went in my cheek," said the girl, who is not being named by the BBC because of her age. |
| She added that her father remained in hospital in Charlotte. He is being treated for a punctured lung and liver problems after he was shot in the back. | She added that her father remained in hospital in Charlotte. He is being treated for a punctured lung and liver problems after he was shot in the back. |
| Jonathan Robertson, who lives in the Gaston County neighbourhood, said: "They were playing basketball, and a ball rolled into his yard. They went to go and get it. It was just crazy. | Jonathan Robertson, who lives in the Gaston County neighbourhood, said: "They were playing basketball, and a ball rolled into his yard. They went to go and get it. It was just crazy. |
| "We just never expected it in a million years. We never expected anybody would break a gun out amongst all those kids." | "We just never expected it in a million years. We never expected anybody would break a gun out amongst all those kids." |
| Gaston County Police Chief Stephen Zill said on Wednesday, "This sort of violence will not stand." | Gaston County Police Chief Stephen Zill said on Wednesday, "This sort of violence will not stand." |
| The shooting is the latest in a string of gun violence incidents across the US involving young Americans who are reported to have mistakenly approached the wrong person or home: | The shooting is the latest in a string of gun violence incidents across the US involving young Americans who are reported to have mistakenly approached the wrong person or home: |
| In Texas, 18-year-old cheerleader Payton Washington was shot and seriously injured on Tuesday after she mistakenly tried to enter the wrong vehicle in a parking lot near Austin, Texas | In Texas, 18-year-old cheerleader Payton Washington was shot and seriously injured on Tuesday after she mistakenly tried to enter the wrong vehicle in a parking lot near Austin, Texas |
| In New York state, 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis was shot and killed on Saturday after a friend drove their car down the wrong driveway | In New York state, 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis was shot and killed on Saturday after a friend drove their car down the wrong driveway |
| Last Thursday in Missouri, 16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot in the head and arm when he rang the doorbell at the wrong address. | Last Thursday in Missouri, 16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot in the head and arm when he rang the doorbell at the wrong address. |
| Can you legally shoot before asking questions? | Can you legally shoot before asking questions? |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| US gun violence | US gun violence |
| Florida | Florida |
| North Carolina | North Carolina |
| United States | United States |