A Phoenix father, Irvin Eduardo Ramos-Jimenez, has been indicted in connection with the death of his five-year-old daughter, who was shot by her nine-year-old sibling.
Ramos-Jimenez is charged with one count of Child Abuse, a Class Three Dangerous Felony, and a Domestic Violence offense. Ramos-Jimenez also faces a felony charge for Misconduct Involving Weapons, a Class Four Felony for unlawfully possessing a firearm.
According to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, in June, Phoenix Police responded to a report of a critically injured child near 7th Avenue and Broadway Boulevard. Officers determined Ramos-Jimenez’s five-year-old daughter had sustained a gunshot wound. She was transported to a hospital, where she later died from her injury.
Investigators learned the child was shot by her nine-year-old sibling, who gained access to an unsecured AR-style rifle that Ramos-Jimenez, their father, stored in the nine-year-old’s bedroom. At the time of the shooting, Ramos-Jimenez was classified as a prohibited possessor, meaning he was legally barred from owning or possessing a firearm or any other weapon designed for lethal use.
Trial is currently set for March 5, 2026.
Life in prison would be too good for this garbage. At least he won’t be able to reproduce anymore.