Police confirm identity of 7-year-old victim in North Carolina shooting
Authorities have disclosed the name of a young girl who was fatally shot in North Carolina on Sunday.
Quazariya G. Williams, aged 7, was declared dead at Scotland Memorial Hospital in Laurinburg, North Carolina, as reported by Maxton police and local news outlet WBTW.
The suspected shooter, 31-year-old Dedric Page, allegedly fired shots into a vehicle containing five other individuals at around 2 p.m. on Sunday in Maxton. The current status of the other five individuals in the vehicle is not yet known.
Maxton is located approximately 40 miles southwest of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Page was apprehended shortly after the incident. He faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, firing a weapon into an occupied vehicle, discharging a firearm within city limits, and illegal possession of a firearm as a felon.
On Tuesday, Page was denied bail on two of these charges. His subsequent court date is set for November 26.
YSL News has not been able to reach Page’s attorney for a statement.
Community remembers Quazariya as a vibrant cheerleader
Lieutenant Patrick Hunt of the Maxton police department stated to WBTW that Quazariya will be remembered fondly as a cheerleader and “a sweet girl who had a lot of potential ahead of her.”
According to police, the shooting occurred following a disagreement between Page and the victim’s mother.
On Sunday, Townsend Elementary School, where Quazariya was enrolled, shared a tribute in memory of the 7-year-old.
“Q. Williams – Always in our thoughts and forever in our hearts – #Sleepwellourangel,” read their Facebook tribute.
This article has been updated with additional details.