One-y-o shot as her dad is murdered

A one-year-old girl is in hospital in serious but stable condition after she was shot in her buttocks and leg by gunmen as she slept early yesterday morning.

Her father, Anthony Campbell, 22, was shot and killed in the incident that took place at their home on Hanover Street in Kingston.

According to police reports, about 1:30 a.m., several loud explosions were heard at the premises and a lone man carrying a firearm was seen running away. Residents made checks and summoned the police when it was revealed that Campbell and his baby were shot. They were taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead and the infant admitted.

Yesterday, when THE STAR team visited the yard, Campbell's mother sat at her doorway listening to gospel songs. She said she is relying on her faith to keep her going.

"When mi hear di shot dem mi know say a inna di yard dem fire, and mi know say dem connect, and base on the direction them coming from, I knew it was him. Dem tear off di door and fire in the house. God a di greatest, enuh, and mi accept say everybody have to dead someday, but is just how it happen. But right now a just God a my strength," she said.

The woman said that Campbell, his babymother and two children were asleep when the incident occurred.

"When the shot start fire, him cover him daughter and him babymother cover her other son that was on the bed, so they were really lucky that they didn't get shot. War a gwan, so because a that we always make sure say the gate lock at night, but last night somebody leave it open," she said. She described her son as a jovial individual and a dedicated father.

"Him is a drama man and him love clown out people. Him was a jovial person and more time, all mi him laugh after. Him love him daughter bad. The other day she sick and him sidung a bawl, because him think say she did a go get admit a hospital. The way him cry, mi start laugh afta him and a say a same way mi use to stress over him when him smaller," she said.