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Suspect accused of shooting 4-year-old Oakland girl turns himself in

By KTVU Staff
Published  June 5, 2023 11:19am PDT
Oakland
KTVU FOX 2

Oakland police seek teen for shooting that wounded 4-year-old

A photo of Lamarion Griffin was released by police on Friday in the hopes that the public will help point cops in the right direction to find him. No other information about his possible whereabouts was released.

OAKLAND, Calif. - The suspect accused of shooting and wounding a 4-year-old girl in Oakland, turned himself into police on Sunday, according to police.

Lamariom Griffin, 19, is currently in custody at Santa Rita Jail on felony and misdemeanor charges, according to jail records.

Griffin is suspected of shooting a 4-year-old girl in the leg last Wednesday inside a home on 68th Avenue near MacArthur Boulevard.

4-year-old Oakland girl shot in the leg; neighbors scared and angry

Police in Oakland are currently investigating a shooting incident that left a four-year-old girl hospitalized late Wednesday night after she was struck at a home. Zak Sos reports

Oakland firefighters said they believed the shooting was accidental. The Oakland Police Department has not confirmed that. 

It remains unclear what events may have preceded the shooting or who else was present in the house at the time.

The girl is expected to recover.