Florida City Mother Charged in Daughter's Fatal Shooting

A 32-year-old Florida City mother has been arrested and charged in the death of her 5-year-old daughter, who was fatally shot by her 4-year-old brother after finding an unsecured handgun in the home. Ashley Marie Hosendove faces charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child and culpable negligence following the June 10 shooting that killed Janova Raylani, also identified in some reports as JaNova Parks.

The incident occurred shortly before 2 a.m. on June 10 at a residence in the 1400 block of NW 1st Court in Florida City. Officers from the Florida City Police Department responded to a report of a shooting and found Hosendove outside carrying her daughter wrapped in a blood-soaked blanket. Hosendove and the injured child were placed in a patrol cruiser and rushed to a local hospital. During the transport, Hosendove told officers she believed her 4-year-old son had shot Janova.

Janova suffered gunshot wounds to her right arm and torso. She was later airlifted to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office ruled her death a homicide the following day.

According to an arrest affidavit, Hosendove told detectives in a...