Update 12/31/2020 11:38am:

More details are emerging about 24-year-old Daquan Reed, who is wanted for the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Kennedy Maxie in Atlanta. Maxie was hit by a stray bullet while out Christmas shopping with her mother and aunt. She died the day after Christmas.

Atlanta Police Lt. Pete Malecki revealed that Reed got into an argument with someone in the Saks Fifth Avenue parking lot and sped off. Malecki added that Reed fired three shots out of his window in a "senseless act of rage," with one of the bullets wounding Maxie.

During a recent news conference, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms stated that Reed is "not a stranger to law enforcement," and it was revealed that Reed was charged with accessory in a 2019 Virginia mall shooting that injured a 56-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man. Neither victim had life-threatening injuries, and in January, Reed was convicted of being an accessory after the fact. Court records show he was sentenced to a year in jail with nine months of it suspended and two years of unsupervised probation.

Source: The Virginian-Pilot

Original 12/30/2020 9:46pm:

According to reports, Atlanta police have identified 24-year-old Daquan Reed as the shooter behind the death of 7-year-old Kennedy Maxie. The story hit mainstream platforms after the child was struck in the head by a stray bullet while out Christmas shopping with her mother and aunt. Maxie was rushed to the hospital and died five days later.

Authorities reportedly secured a warrant for Reed, a Virginia native, "on charges of felony murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and reckless conduct."

In an effort to ensure Reed's capture, police are offering a $15,000 reward for any information on the suspect. "The men and women of the Atlanta Police Department will not rest until we've brought this individual to justice," said interim police chief Rodney Bryant. "We have identified him, and we will continue to work diligently to bring him back into the city of Atlanta to serve out his justice."

Source: abcnews.go.com