Girl, 2, fatally shot amid family dispute

A 2-year-old girl was allegedly shot and killed by her own uncle during a family argument in a Maine resort town, reports said Sunday.

Octavia Jean HuberYoung was killed when her uncle Andrew Huber-Young allegedly opened fire during the fight in Wells. Two other men were injured in the shooting, The Portland Press Herald reported.

Andrew Huber-Young, 19, was taken into custody and charged with murder, Maine State Police said, with more charges expected to stem from the triple shooting.

The young girl was rushed to the hospital Saturday afternoon where she later succumbed to her injuries, according to authorities.

An autopsy was expected to be performed in the coming days.

An uncle of the young victim, Craig Higgins, said the two injured men are Octavia’s father and grandfather. Andrew HuberYoung is the brother of Octavia’s father, Ethan HuberYoung, according to the Herald.

Higgins said in a Facebook post “a piece of me died with (Octavia) today.”

“I am so angry at the world, God himself even. Why did God have to take our precious little Octavia,” Higgins wrote. “Octavia was such a precious little girl.”

Higgins said Andrew was kicked out of the house.

He left but later returned and started shooting, hitting Ethan twice while he was holding his daughter.

In a press release Sunday, Maine authorities would not confirm what the relationship was between the alleged shooter and the three victims.