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Girl is shot dead by her playmate after the two five-year-olds found a gun unattended in a bedroom - with weapon's owner, 36, charged with second-degree murder

Jada Willingham died on Friday at the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston Hospital after she was shot in the face at the Lithonia, Georgia, home

Jada Willingham died on Friday at the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston Hospital after she was shot in the face at the Lithonia, Georgia, home

A five-year-old girl was fatally shot dead by her lifelong friend when the two were playing with a handgun that had been left unattended in the Georgia home where the pair were being babysat. 

Jada Willingham died on Friday at the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston Hospital after she was shot in the face by the other five-year-old at the Lithonia, Georgia, home. 

According to DeKalb County police investigators, Jada was one of four children at the Madras Court home when the shooting occurred. 

Officers arrived at the scene at around 3.20pm, finding Jada lying on the floor in a bedroom, an incident report states. 

The kids were being watched by the grandmother of one of the children at the time, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

When police arrived, the 68-year-old woman was kneeling besides Jada, trying to stop the blood from pouring out her face. 

She told police that the two young girls had been playing together in the bedroom when she heard a gunshot from the kitchen. The incident report states that at some point, the pair found the 9mm Smith & Wesson. 

Jada was one of four children at the Madras Court home when the shooting occurred

Jada was one of four children at the Madras Court home when the shooting occurred

According to a babysitter at the scene, Jada and the girl found the gun in another room and were playing with itPolice arrived at the scene to find the elderly woman trying to stop the blood that was gushing from the little girl's head

According to a babysitter at the scene, Jada and the girl found the gun in another room and were playing with it

The grandmother told police that after finding the gun, the duo went into the bedroom where Jada told the other child to pull the trigger. 

The handgun was found 'without a holster, full magazine, with a round chambered,' an arrest warrant from DeKalb County states. 

According to the incident report, the gun belonged to the military mother of one of the other kids.

Chad Brooks Sr., the 36-year-old father of one of the children, was arrested on Saturday and charged with second-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to children in connection the shooting

Chad Brooks Sr., the 36-year-old father of one of the children, was arrested on Saturday and charged with second-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to children in connection the shooting

Police had the five-year-old girl show where she and Jada found the firearm.

'She grabbed my hand and led me down the hall into her parents' room and advised she located it on the floor on top of a small ammo box beside the bed,' the officer stated in his report. 

The girl told authorities that she had not known there were bullets inside the gun.  

Chad Brooks Sr., the 36-year-old father of one of the children, was arrested on Saturday and charged with second-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to children in connection the shooting. 

An arrest warrant for Brooks said that the charges stemmed from him leaving the gun unattended. 

No other charges are currently being considered, police shared. 

Police had the five-year-old girl show where she and Jada found the firearm

Police had the five-year-old girl show where she and Jada found the firearm

A GoFundMe for the girl's funeral expenses has raised just under $11,000

A GoFundMe for the girl's funeral expenses has raised just under $11,000

A GoFundMe campaign was created by the killed girl's mother, Keisha Walker, who said she was too emotional to speak of her daughter. The fundraiser has raised just under $11,000 of its $10,000 goal for funeral cost. 

'Due to this sad accident a mother is without her beautiful 5-year-old daughter this holiday season,' the page stated. 

It continued: 'This 5 year old little girl will never get to see another birthday, holidays school graduation again and it isn’t fair.'

Jada was described as loving to paint and play with her Barbie dolls. 

Jada was described as loving to paint and play with her Barbie dolls

Jada was described as loving to paint and play with her Barbie dolls

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