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Aiken County Girl Fatally Shot At Home: Identified

An Aiken County girl died late Monday night after being shot in the chest. Coroner Darryl Ables has released the young victim’s name. Ables said 10-year-old Miyah Harp was shot…

Young Aiken County girl shot in the chest and killed at a home in Windsor, SC
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An Aiken County girl died late Monday night after being shot in the chest.

Coroner Darryl Ables has released the young victim's name.

Ables said 10-year-old Miyah Harp was shot at a home in the 300 block of Wendy Lane in Windsor, South Carolina.

Deputies from the Aiken County Sheriff's Office responded at 10:33 pm and rendered aid until First Responders and Aiken County EMS arrived.

Aiken County Girl Died at the Scene

Ables said efforts to revive Harp failed and she was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:13 pm.

An autopsy will be done in Newberry.

"Preliminary investigation indicates a family member was handling a small caliber rifle when it was accidentally discharged," said Ables.

The shooting appears to be accidental, however this investigation continues," said Captain Eric Abdullah of the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.

No other information has been released yet.

Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.