Overview

• A Maricopa County grand jury indicted Irvin Eduardo Ramos-Jimenez on felony counts of child abuse and misconduct involving weapons.
• The Maricopa County Attorney's Office says his trial is scheduled to start on March 5, 2026.
• Investigators report the 9-year-old brother accessed an unsecured AR-style rifle kept in his bedroom and accidentally shot 5-year-old Layla Ramos.
• Court documents state Ramos-Jimenez had prior felony narcotics-trafficking convictions that barred him from possessing firearms.
• Police initially received a report that the child had been stabbed; officers later met the family near Seventh Avenue and Buckeye Road, recovered the rifle in the home, and found a handgun in a truck.