Suspect in deadly shooting of Atlanta 7-year-old girl still on the run, police say
Police believe Deshon Collin shot and killed Ava Phillips on at night on Aug. 27 On Jackson Street. (Fulton County Sheriff's Office)
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Police Department is still on the hunt for a 23-year-old suspect connected to the deadly shooting of a 7-year-old girl.
Police believe Deshon Collin shot and killed Ava Phillips at night on Aug. 27 On Jackson Street. Police said officers found her with a gunshot wound to the head at an apartment complex in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood. Investigators believe a domestic incident led to the shooting and Ava was killed by a stray bullet.
There's currently a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Deshon Collin.
Atlanta police have made one arrest: 44-year-old Kemeka Springfield.
Kemeka Springfield
Investigators said Springfield is charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Collins is still on the run, wanted for murder, cruelty to children, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Ava’s father said her family is devastated by the sudden loss.
"This is just unbearable pain…the worst thing imaginable," Jonathan Phillips said.
Family and friends held a vigil at the apartment building in northeast Atlanta where she died.