Overview
- Police say the 7-year-old was shot inside an Avondale apartment Wednesday just before 5 p.m., and she was taken to a hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening.
- Detectives later arrested the child’s 18-year-old brother after finding evidence the round was fired from another room.
- Avondale police said the evidence supports charges of unlawful discharge of a firearm and aggravated assault with a firearm.
- Arizona’s Family identified the suspect as Jayvier Tyree Cook, 18, and reported his arrest on Wednesday.
- The case remains under investigation, and police have not released more details.