Four-year-old Kamaiyah Perdue died from a gunshot wound inside her East Point, Georgia, home on December 31, 2023. Officers responding to a shooting found the child grievously injured at the Martel Homes complex; she was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and later died.

Investigators say an unsecured handgun had been left accessible inside the residence and that Kamaiyah discovered the weapon. Her father, Damarkis Marquis Perdue, was arrested after police allege he attempted to conceal the firearm or otherwise tamper with evidence at the scene. He faces charges including second-degree murder, second-degree cruelty to children, and tampering with evidence.

The case centers on how the firearm came to be accessible to a small child and the actions taken immediately afterward. If anyone in East Point has information about the residence, the event on December 31, or relevant observations that evening, please share what is known.