Babysitter's 11-year-old son shoots eight-year-old girl in head

Eleven-year-old boy in custody for manslaughter over shooting in the head 8-year-old girl Jenesis Dockery who his mother was watching, after stealing guns from relative’s safe

• Jenesis Dockery was shot on July 23 just an hour after her father dropped her off at the nanny’s home with her five-year-old sister
• The babysitter’s son allegedly got his hands on a gun and shot her in the head. She was rushed to hospital but died two days later
• No charges have been filed over the young girl’s death but manslaughter charges could be filed against the 11-year-old boy, according to ABC 11

An eight-year-old girl has died after her babysitter’s 11-year-old son allegedly shot her in the head using a gun he stole from a relative’s safe.

Jenesis Dockery was shot on July 23 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, just an hour after her father dropped her off at the nanny’s home with her five-year-old sister. 

The babysitter’s son allegedly got his hands on a gun and shot her in the head. She was rushed to hospital but died two days later.  

Jenesis has been described as an energetic young girl who enjoyed making dancing videos and ‘loved everybody’. Her family has been left heartbroken over her death and are campaigning for justice. 

The boy is currently in custody and investigators said there is enough evidence to charge him with manslaughter, according to ABC 11.

Jenesis Dockery, eight, died after her babysitter’s 11-year-old son allegedly shot her in the head using a gun he stole from a relative’s safe

Her parents Fon and Kimberly Dockery (pictured center) have been left heartbroken over her death on July 25 and are campaigning for justice

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Jenesis’ father Fon Dockery said her life was cut short after he dropped her and her younger sister off at the house of a babysitter who had looked after them many times before. 

He received the news that she was shot about an hour later and she died after two days in hospital. 

‘My daughter’s life was tragically taken,’ he told WNCN. ‘It hurt my heart to think that I would be in a situation where I would have to comfort my youngest daughter.’

‘Losing your child is definitely some different kind of pain,’ her mother Kimberly Dockery said. 

‘And of course nobody understands unless they’ve lost a child. It’s definitely a pain that you can’t even describe.’ 

Fon described Jenesis as a child who ‘just loved everybody’. He said: ‘She wanted to dance and just live life, man. She loved making TikTok videos.’

Her parents got tattoos in her memory and say the loss of their daughter has left them with an ‘immeasurable’ absence. 

‘This has been a horrible nightmare, still doesn’t feel real,’ Fon said during a news conference on Thursday. 

‘It’s hard to put into words how we’re trying to navigate, three weeks later, for something to be done.’

The family are campaigning to get justice for Jenesis and for gun violence awareness. 

Jenesis Dockery was shot on July 23 just an hour after her father dropped her off at the nanny’s home with her five-year-old sister (second from left) 

The babysitter’s son allegedly got his hands on a gun and shot her in the head. She was rushed to hospital but died two days later

‘We wore orange pins on the day we buried our daughter — for gun violence awareness,’ her father said. 

‘Because as much as we want justice for our daughter, this is something no parent should ever have to do. 

‘We thank the community, and we ask that you continue to support and continue to reach out until the full hand of the law is exacted with justice for our Jenesis. 

The family’s attorney has said the 11-year-old son of the babysitter is accused of shooting the young girl.

Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit submitted paperwork to the Division of Juvenile Justice on Thursday to encourage it to charge the young boy with manslaughter and two counts of larceny of a firearm. 

Detectives are trying to seek a secured custody order for him too. 

A spokesman for the state’s Department of Juvenile Justice said it could not share details on specific cases.

‘However, when making decisions related to secure custody, staff with the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention take very seriously any information addressing whether a juvenile presents a danger to public safety and respond accordingly,’ the spokesman added. 

‘DJJDP’s role is to consider the potential risk to public safety, the individualized needs of the juvenile and their risk of re-offending when making decisions about how to best address delinquency.’ 

Jenesis’ funeral was held on Wednesday and a fundraising page on GoFundMe has raised more than $23,000 for her family

The family’s attorney Harry Daniels wants those who allowed the child to have access to weapons to be held accountable

Lawyer Harry Daniels wants those who allowed the child to have access to weapons to be held accountable. 

‘It is for sure that if they would have been more diligent and paid attention to the 11-year-old, they would have known that he had (a) fantasy about having guns and putting them on social media,’ he said. 

Daniels claimed there were multiple posts on social media which showed the 11-year-old had access to guns. 

He said two of the guns involved in the case were stolen from a relative’s safe.  

Investigators are waiting on an autopsy and other evidence ahead of a decision as to whether any charges will be filed. 

Jenesis’ funeral was held on Wednesday and a fundraising page on GoFundMe has raised more than $23,000 for her family. 

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