7-year-old girl dies after being shot inside her Detroit home

(WWJ) A little girl who was struck by gunfire while sleeping in her Detroit home has died.

Police Chief James Craig, Mayor Mike Duggan and the heartbroken family of Reginae Williams, 7, gathered Friday afternoon to demand justice for her.

“Reginae was…such a sweet, sweet beautiful baby who was doing nothing but being at home with her family, sleeping.” Her mother, Atosha Williams, said. “It’s sad when you can’t go to sleep because you don’t know if you will wake up again."

Reginae was on the couch when an unknown suspect in a dark-colored vehicle fired multiple shots into their home on Bedford near Outer Drive around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to police. See the security footage of the vehicle here.

Her eight siblings and her parents were all spending the evening together in the living room after a day of online school, when the bullet struck Reginae in the back of the head; her family said.

Related

7 year-old shot in Detroit, left in critical condition [VIDEO]

“She lay back on my shoulder, went on to sleep. Of course, the children were all tired from virtual learning,” Williams said. “Next time my baby opened her eyes she was with her Heavenly Father.”

Rather than wait for an ambulance, an officer rushed Reginae to the hospital; where she would lay in critical, then grave condition until her death, according to her family.

“Rest in peace, Nae Nae. You’re safe now in God’s hands. We didn’t want to let you go, but we couldn’t let you suffer,” Williams said.

Chief Craig described Reginae as a “bright, hardworking, a straight A student” at Marcus Garvey Academy.

He told WWJ Detroit Police have made progress in the investigation but would not reveal any further details.

“We’re talking about a couple of cowards,” Craig said. “There is no rhyme or reason. A great family, 9 children, a hardworking family… and why? We just don’t know…we strongly believe we will bring these violent individuals into custody.”

Williams implored anyone with information on the crime to come forward.

“If you know something, please say something. Because I have to bury my seven-year-old baby. I will never get to touch her again. I will never get to see her again,” she said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detroit Police or Crimestoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.