HOUSTON: GUNMAN OPENS FIRE ON CAR AFTER CRASH, KILLS 8-YEAR-OLD

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GUNMAN OPENS FIRE ON CAR AFTER CRASH, KILLS 8-YEAR-OLD
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A mother grieves after daughter is shot and killed following a car crash.



Sunday, February 26, 2017 05:22AM
HOUSTON (KTRK) --
An 8-year-old girl was shot to death after surviving a car crash early Saturday morning.

The crash and subsequent shooting took place on West Fuqua St. near Sam Houston Parkway.

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Toyia Thomas talks to ABC13 about the moment she realized her daughter had been hit by gunfire after a car crash.


Officers say two cars were headed south on West Fuqua when they crashed into a black Honda Accord going east along the Beltway feeder road.

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Soon after, officers believe someone in one of the two cars that were headed southbound started firing gunshots.

"At some point somebody from one of the two other vehicles on Fuqua got out, shot up the other vehicle, striking a young, eight-year-old girl in the backseat. She later died from her injuries at the hospital," said Detective David Stark with the Houston Police Department.

One of the bullets hit an 8-year-old DeMaree Atkins.

She died at the hospital.

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The child was traveling with her mother, Latoyia Thomas, and police believe they were just bystanders.

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Homicide detectives have confirmed that an 8-year-old was shot to death after surviving a car crash early Saturday morning.



Officers are looking for the drivers of those two cars. One of the cars, a white Pontiac, remained at the scene but the driver took off. The driver of the other car drove off. Their car is described as a dark sedan, possibly a Toyota, possibly with front-end damage.

Thomas said the third car came up after the initial crash.

"I looked over and thought she was trying to help," Thomas said. "She pulled a gun out of the window and she started shooting. Each one of those bullets hit the back of my car where my baby was."

"I pulled her out of the car, I didn't even know she had been hit. I thought she was still asleep."

"I laid her on the ground and when I looked at her jacket, I saw a blood stain. I pulled her shirt up, and she got shot - the bullet went in the right and came out the left side."

The 8-year-old's family has begun a GoFundMe account for donations.

https://www.gofundme.com/in-memory-of-demaree-adkins

 

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[Mrfreddygoodbud]

it was deranged chick that did the shooting..??

and got away.... gotdam shame...

I think it should be mandatory for all vehicles to have

dash cams back and front...

there is no gaurantee it wouldve helped but there is a better chance of collecting evidence..

such a gorgeous happy child too...

a tradegy that didnt have to happen...


oh and they should also psycho evalutate drivers too...

muthafuckas that need anger management should go through extra screening before acquiring a license..

 

[MemphisMan]

fucking shame

 

[meilmarc]

it was deranged chick that did the shooting..??

and got away.... gotdam shame...

I think it should be mandatory for all vehicles to have

dash cams back and front...

there is no gaurantee it wouldve helped but there is a better chance of collecting evidence..

such a gorgeous happy child too...

a tradegy that didnt have to happen...


oh and they should also psycho evalutate drivers too...

muthafuckas that need anger management should go through extra screening before acquiring a license..

The streets gone talk and her, if she makes it out alive, the wolves gonna be waiting for her in the Harris County County Jail.

 

[JazzyBenz]

wow...damn shame...r.i.p. to that little angel...whoever that bitch is that shot up the car needs to have her ass fired upon

 

[380snubnose]

What the fuck

 

[Mrfreddygoodbud]

The streets gone talk and her, if she makes it out alive, the wolves gonna be waiting for her in the Harris County County Jail.

yea she dont belong on the streets at all.. waaaaay too reckless

 

[michigantoga]

Damn sad........

 

[Mack1052]

Horrible. RIP little lady

 

[DiGeneral]

Damn......

 

[LSN]

dammit man!

 

[badboyyawdie]

Damn rip

 

[SmoothD]

Rarely do females pull a Roscoe and start shooting up on the streets.
Very rarely.
Did she give a description of the woman?
She should have gotten a very clear look at her, especially if she thought the woman was there to help.
RIP Young Princess

 

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[Pworld297]

So sad!

 

[Drayonis]

The shooter was a WOMAN not a Man. We still don't have a description on the bitch other than it's a woman

 

[M.H.C.]

Wow

 

[sharkbait28]

Evil shit. RIP baby girl

 

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Girl survives car crash, is shot to death moments later


by: Crystal Bonvillian, Cox Media Group National Content Desk Updated: Feb 27, 2017 - 12:03 PM

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HOUSTON - A Texas 8-year-old who escaped harm in a car accident early Saturday was shot and killed just moments later, police say.

De'Maree Adkins was asleep in the back seat of her mother’s car around 1 a.m. Saturday as they drove through southwest Houston. The Houston Chronicle reported that mother and daughter were just five minutes from home when a Pontiac Grand Prix blew through an intersection and collided with the Honda driven by De’Maree’s mother, Toyia Thomas.

Thomas’ first instinct was to be sure her daughter was OK.

“I called her name and I said, ‘Are you OK?’” Thomas told the Chronicle. “(She said) ‘Yeah, I’m OK. What happened, mama?’”

Thomas said that was when a third vehicle, a four-door sedan, pulled up next to her Honda. A woman got out of the car and opened fire on Thomas and her daughter.

“I don’t know who it was and I don’t know why she was shooting,” Thomas said.

She said she didn’t realize that De’Maree had been hit until she tried to get her daughter out of the car. That’s when she saw the blood.

“I told her to stay with me, stay with me,” Thomas told the Chronicle, breaking down in tears. “Her body just went limp.”

De’Maree was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Investigators said between five and seven shots were fired, though it is not yet clear if the shooter was targeting Thomas’ vehicle or someone in the Grand Prix involved in the crash.

“We don't know if they were firing at each other and struck the vehicle, or if once the accident happened, they got angry, jumped out and they shot the vehicle,” Detective David Stark told the newspaper. “We just don’t know.”

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As detectives looked for those responsible for De’Maree’s death, her family remembered her short life and mourned the milestones they won’t see her achieve. The MacGregor Elementary School honor student had recently started learning the violin.

Her grandfather, Melvin Jarmon, told KPRC 2 in Houston that De’Maree, who he called “the boss,” enjoyed making him toe the line. De’Maree’s older cousin recalled the last time she spoke to the little girl.

“Before the accident, she FaceTimed me and she told me that she loved me,” Victoria Jarmon said.

Thomas was struggling to understand her daughter’s death.

“She was a good girl, an honor roll student. Full of life,” Thomas told KPRC. “They took my baby away from me. Why? She didn’t deserve this. She was only 8.”

Police said that the driver of the Pontiac that was involved in the crash got into the sedan with the shooter and they fled together. No suspects had been publicly identified as of Monday morning.

Houston’s Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information in the case. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has added an additional $10,000 to that reward.




Partnering with @CrimeStopHOU to bring justice in the case of De'Maree Adkins. https://t.co/pXJ7e6F8st

— Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) February 27, 2017


“Cecilia and I send our deepest sympathies to De'Maree’s family during this unimaginably difficult time,” Abbott said in a statement. “There is no place for heinous acts like this in Texas. We urge anyone who has any information to contact Houston Crime Stoppers immediately to bring those involved to justice.”

Anyone with information on De’Maree’s slaying can call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477, visit crime-stoppers.org or text a tip and “TIP610” to 274637.

 

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[shamone]

i sometimes wish there was a black hit squad that protected our communities and avenge the defenseless on some equalizer ish.

 

[SamSneed]

Bitch need to die a slow death.

Rip lil queen

 

[The Untouchable GDFOLKS]

Punk ass bitch is going to get treated in prison something lovely.

RIP to the young angel.

 

[hussla's paradice]

Punk Bitch.