Coroner rules homicide in shooting of Fort Wayne girl, 5
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Coroners have ruled the shooting death of a young Fort Wayne girl a homicide.
The Allen County Coroner's Office identified the girl Monday as 5-year-old Mya White. She was shot in the face at a home Friday night.
Police have been treating the shooting the shooting as a "negligent discharge," but the coroner's office says the death was "the result of an act committed by another human being."
No arrest have been made or charges filed. Investigators have questioned several family members and witnesses.
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