CLEVELAND– The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Friday after a woman, 41 and her 9-year-old daughter with2-year-old son, drove to a house on the east side of the city.
The woman sent the girl to get some clothes. That’s when the girl came upon the horrific murder scene.
Authorities say, the girl discovered “one or some” of the victims, a 60-year-old man, 19-year-old man, and a 17-year-old girl.
“At that time, a male armed with a handgun ran toward the 9-year-old and fired a shot, grazing the girl in the chest,” police said in a statement.
The unidentified gunman, whom the girl described as wearing a mask, then ran outside, where he shot and killed the girl’s mother. The 2 year-old, who was in the back seat of the car, was not hurt.
41-year-old Sherita Johnson was 28 weeks pregnant. Read more here.
NBC news contributed to this article.
