Arrest Made In Shooting Of 5-Year-Old Miami Girl

MIAMI, FL — An arrest was made in the case of a five-year-old Miami girl who was shot in her apartment early Tuesday morning. The child was found in her mother's arms suffering from an apparent gunshot wound when police arrived at their Miami apartment complex. The child was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in stable condition.

Police said on Tuesday night that they arrested 41-year-old Jonathan Craig in connection with the shooting. He was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, child abuse and other offenses, according to the Miami Police Department. The apartment complex is located at NW 12 Avenue and NW 66 Street.

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Arrest documents said that Crag lived with the girl, her mother and two other children in the apartment. Earlier in the evening police said Crag feared there were armed men outside the apartment.

"I just pray and thank God for her being all right," the child's grandmother told reporters outside the hospital where her granddaughter was recovering earlier on Tuesday. The child was identified by Local 10 News as Sasha Star Wheeler.

Police said the child was struck on the left side of her back but the bullet passed through her stomach. They said that police recovered a handgun as well as suspected heroin.

Officer Kiara Delva of the Miami Police Department told Patch that investigators discovered a bullet hole in a window at the child's apartment. She said that a Miami police officer was flagged down following the shooting, which occurred shortly before 3 a.m.

In addition to the other charges, Craig was also charged with illegal drug trafficking and a weapons violation.

Photo of Jonathan Craig courtesy Miami-Dade Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation