Gabby Barrett
Gabby Barrett
Gabby Barrett was a 4-year-old girl residing in Sumpter Township, Michigan. [1] She was the daughter of Candice Renea Diaz. [1]
Memory
Barrett's family remembers her as being a ball of joy.
She always had a smile on her face, and loved to play.
She would run around her grandmother's house when she visited.
Death
On Monday, January 1, 2018, authorities responded to a 911 call at around 10:45 a.m. for an unresponsive girl, Gabby.
Gabby was rushed to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. [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]