PITTSBURGH — A man who police said fired shots in the direction of a porch in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood, one of which struck a 6-year-old girl in the head, has now been charged with homicide in connection with her death.
Kamau Thomas Jr, 19, had been charged Monday with attempted homicide, reckless endangerment and related offenses following the July 18 shooting.
The girl, Isis Allen, died July 20 after being taken off life support.
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According to court documents obtained by Channel 11 News, Thomas did not realize he had shot the girl in the head until he saw it on Facebook. He told police he was aiming at the roof to scare another man who had threatened him earlier.
Thomas told police that the gun’s “trigger was sensitive, (and) it started going crazy. The gun kept going off until it was empty,” the complaint said.
Neighbors said Isis didn’t live in the Zara Street home. She was visiting for the weekend.
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