Gabby Barrett was a 4-year-old girl residing in Sumpter Township, Michigan. ^[1] She was the daughter of Candice Renea Diaz. ^[1]

Barrett's family remembers her as being a ball of joy.

She always had a smile on her face, and loved to play.

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She would run around her grandmother's house when she visited.

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On Monday, January 1, 2018, authorities responded to a 911 call at around 10:45 a.m. for an unresponsive girl, Gabby.

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After they arrived, CPR was being administered by family members and officers found Gabby suffering from severe burns on her arms and legs. ^[1]

Gabby was rushed to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. ^[1]

On January 3, 2018, the Washtenaw County Medical Examiner ruled Gabby's death as a homicide with evidence of multiple traumatic injuries and signs of Battered child syndrome. ^[1]

A manhunt is underway for Diaz and her boyfriend, Brad Fields, and they are believed to be driving a black 2002 Chevy Cavalier bearing Michigan license plate DTR 1854. ^[1]

The family has a history of domestic violence. On May 20, 2016, officers were called to the house after a report of a barricaded gunman after a domestic assault. ^[1]

Candice told police that Brad had beat her, shot her dog and shot himself in a suicidal outburst. Brad then fled the home and was later arrested on domestic violence charges. ^[1]