Prayer vigil for 7-year-old girl shot in head while sleeping

PAGELAND, S.C. – A 7-year old girl is fighting for her life after she was shot in the head while sleeping in her Pageland, South Carolina home over the weekend.

People gathered at the Moore Park Gazebo Wednesday night for a prayer vigil for Skylar Baker, also known as Sky.

Police say that drive-by shooting happened around one Sunday morning on Brewer Circle. Sky was airlifted to the hospital.

The 7-year-old’s family says she is a fighter, and they have faith that she will pull through. Skylar’s grandmother Stephanie Baker says, “It still feel(s) fresh to me because that’s my grandbaby. This is my son. I feel my son(‘s) pain. And I just be (sic) wondering what he’s thinking in his mind. It hurts me as a mother and a grandmother.” Skylar’s cousin, Yanna McBride says, “Skyler is a fighter. She is a fighter. She is strong. So we all have hope that she’ll pull through.”

Investigators are asking anyone in the area that has cameras outside to contact police and share the footage.