Father accused of killing daughter in North Carolina in order to shoot girl's mother

MAXTON, NC (WBTV) – A father accused of murdering his daughter reportedly intended to kill the girl's mother.

Sister station WMBF said the fatal shooting occurred Sunday afternoon East Graham Street – just off Business 74 – in Maxton, a small town in Robeson and Scotland counties.

WMBF said the father, 31-year-old Dedric Dewayne Page, fired into a vehicle with people inside and hit his 7-year-old daughter. The station reported that Maxton police said Page was targeting the girl's mother.

The girl was taken to the hospital after the shooting and later died there. Police said her name was Quazariya Williams.

Including the girl and her mother, five people were in the car when Page opened fire, according to police.

Robeson County Jail records show Page is facing several charges, listed below:

• First degree murder
• Attempted first degree murder
• Discharging a firearm into an inhabited property
• Possession of a firearm by a felon
• Discharging a firearm within city limits

Records show he was denied bail and remains in custody.

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