WASHINGTON, D.C. — Police have arrested a man and a woman in connection with the accidental shooting of a 5-year-old girl in a Southwest D.C. apartment on Monday evening.
Officers responded to the Unit block of Galveston Street SW at approximately 6:29 p.m. on December 16 for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found the young girl suffering from a gunshot wound inside the apartment. Officers provided lifesaving aid before DC Fire and EMS transported her to a hospital, where she remains in critical condition.
Investigators determined that the child was accidentally shot by a younger child who had access to an unsecured firearm in the home. Police arrested 59-year-old Darrell Graham, who was in the apartment at the time, and charged him with first-degree cruelty to children.
Additionally, 21-year-old D’Jaunae McCrory Jackson was arrested after assaulting responding officers and was initially charged with assault on a police officer. Following further investigation and a search of the apartment, McCrory faced additional charges, including first-degree cruelty to children, criminally negligent storage of a firearm, and multiple firearm-related offenses. Police recovered the firearm, determined to be an unregistered ghost gun, along with ammunition and a large-capacity magazine.