By NBC17 Staff
Durham Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving a 22-month-old girl.
The shooting took place around 12:50 p.m. Saturday at the Hampton Forest Apartments at 901 Chalk Level Road, police say.
When officers arrived at the apartment complex, they found 25-year-old Tyrone Xavier Hester lying behind a building. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said Hesters’ 22-month-old daughter, Aaisha Hester, was critically injured and was taken to Duke University Hospital. A short time after arriving at the hospital, she was pronounced dead.
Investigators believe Hester shot the child once and then shot himself. Police said Hester was not living at the apartment complex, but was visiting relatives.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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