Four-year-old Nyla Jones of Miami was killed on March 31, 2018, when a gunshot struck her during a family dispute at the Liberty Square housing complex. The shooting took place amid an argument over money among relatives. Nyla was in a car with another child and an adult when Ronald Jones Jr., identified as her 24-year-old uncle, produced a gun and fired; reports say a round went off as he was attempting to put the weapon away and struck Nyla. She was taken to a hospital and later died of her injuries.

Ronald Jones Jr. was charged with second-degree murder and held without bond. Family members said they believed the shooting was accidental and that Jones did not know children were in the car; they forgave him while urging greater caution and responsibility with firearms. A makeshift memorial was placed at the scene as the community mourned.