Five-year-old killed, three adults hurt in Mississippi shooting

JACKSON, Miss. – A 5-year-old girl is dead and at least three adults injured during a shooting at an apartment complex in Mississippi’s capital city.

Jackson Police investigators said someone shot into an apartment at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Bullets hit the little girl, the adults and a vehicle parked outside.

The girl was transported to an area hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The others, police said, appeared to suffer non-life threatening wounds.

Police say a possible suspect has been identified but is not yet in custody.