Two men charged in the murder of a two-year-old girl in Lexington pleaded not guilty to those charges Thursday.
No matter how hard it is for the family to see the suspects, they pledge to come to every court appearance to stand up for the little girl.
“It’s still painful. It’s painful just having to look at them,” said Nova Gallman’s great-grandmother Tammye Sparks. “But I’m going to be here.”
Adrian Dunn and Marquis Thurman are both pleading not guilty to charges of assault, robbery, and murder.
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Police say that the men were armed when they went to a home on Kenton Street to buy drugs this past December.
Nova Gallman was asleep on the couch when she was hit by a stray bullet after her mother’s boyfriend got into a fight with Dunn and Thurman at the front door.
Investigators say it is still not clear who fired the shot.
The two-year-old’s family is still trying to raise enough money to buy a headstone and bench for her grave site. They say that the outpouring of support from the community is what gets them through tough days.
“People have wrote me and just said they we’re praying for us, and that there wasn’t a day that went by that they didn’t see Nova’s face, so, it’s been wonderful,” said Sparks.
Dunn and Thurman will be back in court for a hearing to discuss evidence on February 24.
