Inset: Gyasi Stribling (Oakland County Jail). Background: 12 North apartments in Southfield, Michigan (Google Maps).
A young man, aged 24, was found guilty by a jury in Michigan for fatally shooting his 8-year-old sister in their apartment’s living room because he felt she was disrespecting him.
Gyasi Stribling was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of Bailei Singleton in 2021, as stated by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office.
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“Bailei Singleton should be alive today,” expressed Prosecutor Karen McDonald. “Her tragic murder deeply affected her family. It is unimaginable that a relative, especially an 8-year-old child, could be killed over a minor dispute within the confines of their own home. This case serves as a harsh reminder of how easily gun violence, as a public health crisis, can abruptly end a life.”
Police in Southfield, a suburb of Detroit, responded on Jan. 3, 2021, to the 12 North Apartments. Bailei was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and, days later, succumbed to her injuries.
According to The Detroit News, the then 20-year-old Stribling tried to say that his sister was shot during a robbery. But that story fell apart after two witnesses in the home told a different story. He also ditched the gun but cops later found it. Police arrested Stribling a couple days after the murder and he’s been in the Oakland County Jail ever since.
Cops were stunned by the crime.
“It’s stressful for us,” Southfield police Chief Elvin Barren told local NBC affiliate WDIV at the time. “It’s stressful for me to stand here before you and control my emotions when talking about an 8-year-old child.”
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Barren called it a “heinous crime” and said he was “confident” Stribling would go to prison. Barren’s prediction came to fruition as jurors convicted the defendant after a two-day trial.
Stribling faces life in prison when he’s sentenced on May 25.
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