4-year-old killed, toddler and mother critically injured in Jacksonville shooting

A 4-year-old girl was killed and her 2-year-old sister and mother were critically injured when a man opened fire during a dispute outside a home in Jacksonville, Florida, according to deputies.

The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. Tuesday on Traci Lynn Drive on the city’s Northside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Deputies found a 27-year-old woman and two young girls with gunshot wounds.

The victims were identified only as a 27-year-old Black woman and her two daughters, ages 4 and 2. The 4-year-old died at the scene, while the woman and the younger child were taken to hospitals with life-threatening injuries and underwent surgery, the sheriff’s office said.

The sheriff’s office said the shooting happened during a dispute between the woman and 29-year-old Trudale Reed outside the home. Reed fired multiple rounds, striking the woman and both children, before leaving in a stolen SUV.

Officials said Reed and the woman are the parents of the two children.

Authorities identified Reed as the suspect and sent out a description of the vehicle. Deputies later located the SUV and stopped it using a vehicle block, taking Reed into custody.

The sheriff’s office said the suspect was taken to a hospital with minor injuries before being booked into the Duval County Pre-Trial Detention Center.

The suspect is facing charges including second-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, shooting into an occupied dwelling, auto theft, aggravated fleeing and eluding, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.