A seven-year-old girl was tragically killed after she was hit by a stray bullet at a Florida shopping plaza over the weekend.
Heydi Rivas Villanueva was sitting in a car with her father and a sibling, waiting for her mother to return, when a stray bullet struck her in the head on Saturday.
Authorities said multiple shots had rang out at the Jacksonville plaza during a confrontation between ‘two unrelated groups’.
Heydi Rivas Villanueva was sitting in a car with her father and a sibling, waiting for her mother to return at a Florida shopping plaza, when a stray bullet struck her in the head on Saturday
Heydi’s family had just dropped her mother off when they got caught in the crossfire around 6pm.
Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said two people on foot approached a dark sedan and a confrontation occurred with the driver.
A dark-colored Kia that was parked next to the sedan also appeared to be involved in the incident.
An argument ensued and gunfire broke out between the two groups of individuals.
Heydi was struck and later died from her injuries at a nearby hospital.

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said two people on foot (pictured) approached a dark sedan and a confrontation occurred with the driver

An argument ensued and gunfire broke out between the two groups of individuals. Heidi was struck by a stray bullet. Pictured are two of the suspects fleeing during the incident
The two people on foot who had confronted the car fled in a green Nissan Altima.
Authorities said there is believed to be a bullet hole in the upper part of the car’s windshield.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has since released photos and surveillance footage that shows the two suspects who approached the car.
They show a black man wearing a white top and jeans, and a black man wearing a red top and black shorts.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has since released photos and surveillance footage that shows the two suspects who approached the car

The footage shows the two suspects walking around the shopping plaza before the shooting
The surveillance footage shows the two men walking around the shopping plaza.
It also shows footage of the black Kia pulling out of the parking lot and a man running away as the black Kia almost hits a bright blue car.
Authorities have released images of vehicles that were in the parking lot at the time of the shooting, including the Kia and the blue car.
‘The bright blue vehicle we believe was involved in a traffic crash with one of the vehicles. We are trying to make contact with the driver of the vehicle,’ First Coast Crime Stoppers said in a statement on Sunday.

Authorities also released footage that shows a black Kia that was parked next to the car that the suspects on foot confronted. It is believed to be involved in the incident

At one point in the surveillance footage the Kia almost crashes into a bright blue car as it pulled into the parking lot after what appeared to be the shooting
An $11,000 reward is being offered for information leading up to an arrest.
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has called the fatal shooting ‘heartbreaking’.
‘My Lord. My God. This is heartbreaking. These are our children,’ Curry said in a statement posted to Twitter.
‘Our cops are in pursuit of these terrible people. Prayers for the family. Our law enforcement will bring the full force of the law on those who committed this.’


Authorities have also released images of vehicles that were in the parking lot at the time of the shooting, including the Kia and the blue car