CLEVELAND (AP) — A former inmate has been charged with
aggravated murder in the Cleveland death of a 5-year-old girl who was
shot in the head while sitting in a vehicle with her mother.
An
arraignment was scheduled Wednesday for the suspect, 32-year-old
Geoffrey Gurkovich of Cleveland, who was arrested Tuesday. No attorney
for him was listed in Municipal Court records detailing the charge.
Police obtained crime-scene surveillance footage of the Sunday night shooting, which also injured the
girl’s mother.
Authorities
identified the slain girl as Jermani Brooks. Her
mother, 33-year-old Noni Brooks, was hospitalized in fair
condition.
Police say Gurkovich has served time behind bars for
escape and domestic violence. Prison records show he was released in
2012 after serving more than three years on a sentence out of Cleveland.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A former inmate has been charged with
aggravated murder in the Cleveland death of a 5-year-old girl who was
shot in the head while sitting in a vehicle with her mother.
An
arraignment was scheduled Wednesday for the suspect, 32-year-old
Geoffrey Gurkovich of Cleveland, who was arrested Tuesday. No attorney
for him was listed in Municipal Court records detailing the charge.
Police obtained crime-scene surveillance footage of the Sunday night shooting, which also injured the
girl’s mother.
Authorities
identified the slain girl as Jermani Brooks. Her
mother, 33-year-old Noni Brooks, was hospitalized in fair
condition.
Police say Gurkovich has served time behind bars for
escape and domestic violence. Prison records show he was released in
2012 after serving more than three years on a sentence out of Cleveland.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.