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MELBOURNE, Fla. - A 2-year-old girl was fatally shot, and two adults wounded, on Friday night inside a Brevard County home, leaving police searching for a suspect and a motive.

What we know:

Police said 2-year-old Bles’Syn Lightner was fatally shot Friday night while being babysat at a home on Poplar Lane in Melbourne.

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Two adults inside the house—a 54-year-old man related to the child and a 48-year-old woman—were also struck by gunfire and remained hospitalized as of Tuesday. The original 911 call came from someone inside the residence. Investigators spent several days combing the home before clearing the crime scene on Tuesday.

What we don't know:

Detectives have not identified a suspect or established whether the shooter was insi

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