FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A 1-year-old girl died after being shot in the head in Flagler County, according to sheriff’s officials.
Deputies responded to a home around 11:45 p.m. Sunday on Ranwood Lane in Palm Coast.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said they received a “frantic 911 call” and when deputies arrived, the 18-month-old baby was found in the home and taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said there were eight people in the home at the time, and there is one person of interest.
“We’re not ruling everyone out in that house and while we have a primary person of interest, it would be a lot easier if everybody would tell us the truth,” he said.
One person, 21-year-old CJ Nelson Jr., was in the home and arrested for violating probation. Staly said he is also the primary person of interest.
The sheriff said the infant did not touch the firearm and is “an innocent victim.”
Deputies also found 420 grams of marijuana and 11 grams of a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine or heroin, Staly said.
The sheriff’s office said in a release the girl’s death may have been accidental, and no arrests have been made.
An investigation is ongoing.
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