A 5-year-old girl was killed and several other people were injured Wednesday in a shooting at a Jackson apartment complex, police said. Someone shot into an apartment unit at about 9:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Wood Village Drive, police said. Bullets struck the child, three adults and a vehicle, police said.The girl, identified by her mother as Queenyanna Davis, was in the living room of the apartment when a bullet came through the window and struck her in the head.Davis was taken to a hospital, where she died. The other people suffered what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries, police said. "I mourn the loss of every innocent life. It is especially heartbreaking when lives are taken due to senseless violence. As a father, I’m further devastated when we lose a child in our community. I offer my deepest sympathy and sincere condolences to the parents and loved ones of the 5-year-old whose life was senselessly stolen (Wednesday) night," Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said in a statement. "We must develop better ways of resolving conflict than resorting to acts of violence. The permanent outcome to these temporary disagreements is beyond devastating. Please join me in praying for the family and community of precious Queenyana Davis. I commit to fighting to ensure her life was not lost in vain." ​A possible suspect has been identified, police said.Addition information was not immediately released.

A 5-year-old girl was killed and several other people were injured Wednesday in a shooting at a Jackson apartment complex, police said.

Someone shot into an apartment unit at about 9:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Wood Village Drive, police said. Bullets struck the child, three adults and a vehicle, police said.


The girl, identified by her mother as Queenyanna Davis, was in the living room of the apartment when a bullet came through the window and struck her in the head.

Davis was taken to a hospital, where she died. The other people suffered what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

"I mourn the loss of every innocent life. It is especially heartbreaking when lives are taken due to senseless violence. As a father, I’m further devastated when we lose a child in our community. I offer my deepest sympathy and sincere condolences to the parents and loved ones of the 5-year-old whose life was senselessly stolen (Wednesday) night," Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said in a statement. "We must develop better ways of resolving conflict than resorting to acts of violence. The permanent outcome to these temporary disagreements is beyond devastating. Please join me in praying for the family and community of precious Queenyana Davis. I commit to fighting to ensure her life was not lost in vain."

​A possible suspect has been identified, police said.

Addition information was not immediately released.