Six-Year-Old Recovering From Gunshot Injuries

Six-year-old Julia was fast asleep when stray bullets tore through the home of the neighbour keeping watch over her in Dennery on the night of October 1, 2024. She sustained four gunshot wounds, including one to her face. Her mother, Britney Paul, was only minutes away, traveling home from work by bus. Julia and her older brother were staying with the neighbour who had agreed to watch them until their parents returned. Around 8:30 p.m., while the neighbour’s 19-year-old son sat outside, a gunman opened fire, shooting through the galvanised fence. Reports indicate the gunman also jumped the fence and continued firing as he entered the yard. When the shooting stopped, it was discovered that the 19-year-old had been hit three times. Inside the house, Julia was struck by bullets that penetrated the house’s wooden walls. Both the teenager and Julia were rushed to a medical facility for treatment. Britney, who had just gotten off the bus minutes after the shooting, described the moment she realised her daughter had been hurt: “The bus put me down by my home, by the road. I saw a little group of people so I was wondering if it was my little brother who...