KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An eight-year-old that was shot earlier this week in a grocery store parking lot is home with her family.
“I am just so overwhelmed right now. Because she is alive," said Desiree Saunders, grandmother of the girl who was shot.
"We have an 8 year old going home with two bullets in her stomach. She should be worried about barbie dolls and not bullets." @41actionnews pic.twitter.com/k6QPxvuRXN
— Steven Dial (@StevenDialTV) October 25, 2018
You could not tell by her smile Thursday, but a few days ago, eight-year-old Payton Graves was shot three times outside of Price Chopper on Bannister Road.
“We need these young people to start taking life a little more serious. They are our future and they don’t need to kill our future off,” said Saunders.
Investigators said Tuesday that around 8 p.m. an argument turned into gun violence.
The little 8 year old girl who was shot three times is now out of the hospital. We spoke with her grandmother who wants the shooter to come forward. @41actionnews pic.twitter.com/HiSO1bwCaY
— Steven Dial (@StevenDialTV) October 25, 2018
Payton and another man were both shot. A Price Chopper security guard shot back at the suspect but didn't hit anyone.
Thursday Payton was released from the hospital, two bullets still inside her body.
“They need to just stop the violence, just stop, because they are affecting everyone, the whole city, we have an eight-year-old baby with two bullets in her stomach going home, she should be worrying about Barbie dolls, not bullets," said Saunders.
The search continues for a suspect.
