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Police: 7-year-old girl dies after shooting in Forest City; chief says suspect got out of jail just hours before it happened

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You are the owner of this article.Welcome,Pictured: SUV being sought in connection to shooting. (June 23,2020)Pictured: SUV being sought in connection to shooting. (June 23,2020)FOREST CITY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) -- The Forest City Police Department said a young girl has died after she was severely injured in a shooting Tuesday evening.The shooting happened along the intersection of Oak Street and Harmon Street around 5 p.m.&nbsp;When officers arrived to the scene, they found two individuals pulling a 7-year-old girl from a vehicle. She was suffering from a single gunshot wound to the head.&nbsp;The child was transported by helicopter to Spartanburg Regional Hospital for treatment.&nbsp;On Thursday, police confirmed the victim,&nbsp;Aaliyah Norris, had passed away from her injuries.Forest City Dunbar Elementary shared a photo of Aaliyah and announced the tragic news:The school released an additional statement to FOX Carolina saying:&nbsp;The Forest City - Dunbar family is heartbroken over the loss of one of our students, Aaliyah Norris.&nbsp; Aaliyah was a sweet child who was happy, friendly, and always smiling.&nbsp; Her teacher stated that during the time of school closure she would regularly ask when she could return to school to see her friends.&nbsp;Aaliyah's teachers and classmates loved her and are saddened by her loss.&nbsp; Forest City - Dunbar sends our condolences to her family and loved ones during this difficult time.Officials learned the suspects fled in a black SUV. Chief Leroy, with Forest City FD shared a photo captured on camera of the suspected vehicle.&nbsp;Through their investigation, police were able to identify Shaquille Marshon Francis, 26, as the suspect.&nbsp;Francis was arrested Wednesday without incident, and charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill, discharging a weapon into occupied property inflicting serious bodily injury, and discharging a firearm within city limits.&nbsp;On Thursday, police chief Chris Leroy confirmed Francis' assault charge had been upgraded to murder.Leroy said Francis released from jail just a few hours before Tuesday's shooting. He was in custody for unrelated charges.MORE NEWS:&nbsp;Copyright&nbsp;2020 FOX Carolina (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved.×××13%Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,racist or sexually-oriented language.PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.Don't Threaten. Threats of harming anotherperson will not be tolerated.Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyoneor anything.Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ismthat is degrading to another person.Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link oneach comment to let us know of abusive posts.Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitnessaccounts, the history behind an article.© Copyright 2020 (A Meredith Corporation Station), 21 Interstate Court Greenville, SC&nbsp;| &nbsp;| &nbsp;|Powered by from .

You are the owner of this article.Welcome,Pictured: SUV being sought in connection to shooting. (June 23,2020)Pictured: SUV being sought in connection to shooting. (June 23,2020)FOREST CITY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) -- The Forest City Police Department said a young girl has died after she was severely injured in a shooting Tuesday evening.The shooting happened along the intersection of Oak Street and Harmon Street around 5 p.m.&nbsp;When officers arrived to the scene, they found two individuals pulling a 7-year-old girl from a vehicle. She was suffering from a single gunshot wound to the...

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