One-year-old Kacey Bass was fatally shot on June 26, 2022, at the Lion Motel on Martin Luther King Drive in Pensacola, Florida. Kacey was killed instantly and her two-year-old sister was injured and expected to recover.

Escambia County deputies described the shooting as accidental but attributed it to negligence. Roderick Dwayne Randall, the mother’s boyfriend, was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, tampering with evidence, failure to store a firearm properly, and culpable negligence. Reports say Randall had a prior criminal history; he posted a $41,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in court on July 15, 2022.

Anyone who knew Kacey or has information relevant to the case is asked to come forward.