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| British girl, eight, shot dead in Jamaica | British girl, eight, shot dead in Jamaica |
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| An eight-year-old British girl has been shot dead while on holiday in Jamaica. | An eight-year-old British girl has been shot dead while on holiday in Jamaica. |
| Reports have named the schoolgirl as Imani Green, who was killed in the town of Duncans on Friday night. | Reports have named the schoolgirl as Imani Green, who was killed in the town of Duncans on Friday night. |
| Imani, from Balham, south London, is understood to have died after being shot twice, including once in the head, in what may have been a revenge attack, several media outlets reported. | |
| The young girl was with relatives at a cafe owned by her cousin when a gunman entered and opened fire following an argument. | The young girl was with relatives at a cafe owned by her cousin when a gunman entered and opened fire following an argument. |
| Three others were injured in the shooting and taken to hospital for treatment but thought to be in a stable condition. | Three others were injured in the shooting and taken to hospital for treatment but thought to be in a stable condition. |
| Imani's sister, Janella Parmer, told the BBC: "We heard gunshots. We ran outside and shouted 'Imani, Imani, Imani'. | |
| "I picked her up off the ground and realised she was still breathing. I flagged down a car and they drove us to hospital." | |
| Imani's grandmother Sandra Fisher, told the Sun newspaper: "We found her in a pool of blood. It was horrible." | |
| Police told the BBC that there are a number of lines of inquiry, but one theory is that the shooting was in reprisal for an earlier gun attack. | Police told the BBC that there are a number of lines of inquiry, but one theory is that the shooting was in reprisal for an earlier gun attack. |
| Imani arrived on the island with her mother shortly before New Year to stay with relatives. | Imani arrived on the island with her mother shortly before New Year to stay with relatives. |
| The Foreign Office has confirmed the death of a British national in Jamaica on Friday 11 January and said it is providing consular assistance to the family. | The Foreign Office has confirmed the death of a British national in Jamaica on Friday 11 January and said it is providing consular assistance to the family. |