TAYLOR, Mich. (WXYZ) — Taylor police say a 7-year-old girl was fatally stabbed by her 13-year-old sister on Saturday afternoon.
Officials say they responded to the area of Telegraph and Chestnut around 1 p.m. on the report of a domestic dispute. When they arrived, they found the 7-year-old injured. She was rushed to a nearby hospital where she later died from her injuries, police say.
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Police say the incident appears to have started as a domestic dispute.
The victim's 13-year-old sister was taken into custody.
No further details can be released at this time.
"This is a tragic event for the family, and we are ensuring that the necessary resources are being made available to support everyone involved. We ask the public to respect the family's privacy as we carry out a thorough investigation," Taylor police wrote on Facebook.
Neighbor Julie Pagoto recalled, "The whole street was swamped with police. It was just a tragic day, a very tragic day for us."
Another neighbor, Aiden Smith, said, "She was like one of the special girls and all that. She'd walk up and down the street. She was all nice. She wanted to play with everyone."
"I was upset and all that. I didn't know the older sister would do that," he said.
Smith explained, "I haven't seen the older sister out in a while. We used to, like, all three of us, all four of us, all the kids in the neighborhood would go catch frogs and all that."
Matthew Macknausley said, "It was horrifying knowing the sister did that to her."
Neighbor Marisa White said, "They walked [the 13-year-old] down, put her in the police car and had her in the police car until the mom and dad arrived."
Pagoto said, "Something definitely wasn't right with that house. I will say."
"Her overall demeanor, how she would be like walking down the street. She seemed very sad to me," she said of the 7 -year-old.
"Last night, I was just talking to her last night, and now she's gone. She used to walk up and down the street every day, riding her bike, walking up and down the street, stopping and talking to neighbors. She was the sweetest little girl. The sweetest little girl," Pagoto described.
White said, "The little girl played with us all the time. She was my kids' friend. Um, it's hard. It's hard because she was just a kid. She was a little girl."
As the investigation continues, police said they'd like anyone with additional information to contact the Taylor Police Department at (734) 374-1420.
