DC police: 2 people face charges after boy accidentally shoots 5-year-old sister with 'ghost gun'

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DC police: 2 people face charges after boy accidentally shoots 5-year-old sister with ‘ghost gun’

Jessica Kronzer | [e-mail]
Matt Small | [e-mail]
December 17, 2024, 3:20 PM

Two adults are facing charges after D.C. police say a young boy accidentally shot his 5-year-old sister with a “ghost gun,” inside a Southwest apartment. ... That young girl is in critical condition and remains hospitalized following Monday night’s shooting at an apartment in the unit block of Galveston Street, D.C. police said Tuesday afternoon.

Darrell Graham, 59, was arrested at the apartment and charged with first degree cruelty to children.

The mother of the children was out running errands and Graham, a friend of the family, was tasked with watching them when the boy, who is around 3 years old, shot his sister, police said.

A woman who is believed to be a sister of the girl who was shot was also taken into custody. D’Jaunae McCrory Jackson, 21, was initially charged with assaulting a police officer after allegedly attacking a special police officer responding to the shooting.

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Jessica Kronzer
Jessica Kronzer graduated from James Madison University in May 2021 after studying media and politics. She enjoys covering politics, advocacy and compelling human-interest stories.

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Matt Small
Matt joined WTOP News at the start of 2020, after contributing to Washington’s top news outlet as an Associated Press journalist for nearly 18 years.

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