Six-year-old Christa Screws died on September 1, 2019, after suffering a gunshot wound inside her family’s home on East Latimer Street in Geneva, Alabama. She was taken to Wiregrass Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Christa was a student at Mulkey Elementary School and her death shocked the local community; Geneva City Schools superintendent Ronald Snell issued a statement of support for the grieving family.

Geneva Police Chief Tony Clemmons said the initial findings suggested the shooting appeared to have been accidental. News reports and online coverage available do not name any suspects or report arrests in connection with her death. Few other public details about the circumstances inside the home have been reported.

If anyone has information about what happened to Christa on September 1, 2019, please come forward to assist the investigation.