DAYTON — The family of the five-year-old girl killed in a shooting in a Dayton neighborhood last week is heartbroken and angry over her death.
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Legaci Taylor was killed in a shooting on Nicholas Road on Friday.
Around 9:20 p.m., a man called 911 and told dispatchers he and his daughter had been shot.
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The gunfire began just after Taylor was placed in her car seat. Police said the father took her out of the seat as the gunfire happened and ran for safety inside the home after being shot in the foot himself.
Police said on Monday that they don’t know at what point Taylor was shot, but they did confirm shots were first fired while she was inside the vehicle.
Both Taylor and her father were rushed to local hospitals, but Sheldon confirmed on Monday that Taylor died from her injuries at the hospital.
“Somebody knows, you know, that baby got shot in the chest,” Sheena Damico, Taylor’s great-grandmother, said.
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, Damico said they have no answers, no explanation, nothing that would help them understand why this shooting happened.
“Somebody knows something,” Damico said. “I don’t know what to say as far as how I feel because I feel angry and hurt. I want to hurt somebody. I’m mad at our leaders because they aren’t doing enough about al this gun stuff.”
Taylor’s family shared video they obtained showing a Dayton street coroner at 9:25 p.m. on Friday. The video shows a car driving off and gunfire can be heard coming from it. The family believes it could be the vehicle the person or persons responsible were in.
News Center 7 has reached out to Dayton Police to see if they could verify that the video is part of their investigation. We have not received a response at the time of this report.
“I’m not letting this go. Y’all some cowards,” Damico said. “Y’all shot girls and babies, and y’all cowards.”
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact police at (937) 333-1232 to speak to detectives. or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at (937) 222-STOP (7867) or www.miamivalleycrimestoppers.com.
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