PONTIAC, Mich. – A 24-year-old man from Southfield could spend the rest of his life behind bars after being found guilty of first-degree murder.
Gyasi Stribling was convicted Wednesday, April 16, in the death of his 8-year-old sister, Bailei Singleton.
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She was shot in the head in January 2021 in the living room of her home. Stribling reportedly shot her because she was “talking back” to him.
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At the time, Stribling was arrested, charged and denied bond.
“Bailei Singleton should still be here with us today. Her murder was a tragedy for her family,” said Prosecutor Karen McDonald. “It’s unconscionable that anyone, let alone an 8-year-old child, could be murdered by a relative and in their own home over the slightest of disagreements.”
Stribling is scheduled to be sentenced May 27.
