A 3-year-old girl who was among nine people stabbed at her birthday party in Idaho over the weekend has died from her injuries, the police said on Monday. The girl was celebrating her birthday at an apartment complex in Boise on Saturday night when a man who had recently been ejected from the complex returned and came upon the toddler’s outdoor party just a few doors down from where he had been staying, the Boise Police Department said. The man, Timmy Earl Kinner, 30, was charged on Monday with murder and eight counts of aggravated battery. He appeared in court and was ordered held without bail. The Ada County Public Defender’s Office, which is representing Mr. Kinner, did not immediately return a request for comment on Monday.<doc-sep>(CNN) — Crowds of people bearing flowers and balloons gathered Monday in Idaho’s capital for a vigil in honor of nine people who were stabbed at a birthday party in Boise. A 3-year-old girl died from injuries she suffered in the attack, which occurred at an apartment complex that houses refugees. Suspect Timmy Kinner was charged on Monday with murder in her death, an Ada County court clerk said. The unidentified girl was one of six children injured in the attack. Of the remaining eight victims, one child was treated and released from the hospital, and seven others are still in the hospital, many with serious or critical injuries, Boise police said. On Monday night, members of the community shared messages of love and peace in a vigil outside Boise City Hall. “This act doesn’t define us,” one speaker told the crowd. “Let’s build a peaceful community together.” Thousands gather at the vigil in support of the refugee stabbing victims at Boise City Hall Monday night. @IdahoPressTrib pic.twitter.com/uFlu7b2mLl — Savannah Cardon (@savannahlcardon) July 3, 2018 Kinner is accused of attacking the birthday party because he wanted revenge for being kicked out of the complex, Boise police Chief William Bones said Sunday. The victims included six children Kinner, who is not a refugee, is from Los Angeles, police said. An unnamed resident who had let Kinner stay in the building asked him to leave because of “his behavior, police said. Victims include refugees from Syria, Iraq and Ethiopia and children between 3 and 12 years old – “some of the newest members of our community,” Bones said. “As you can imagine, the witnesses in the apartment complex – along with the rest of our community – are reeling from this attack,” the police chief said. “This incident is not a representation of our community, but a single evil individual who attacked people without provocation that we are aware of at this time.” Police said there is no indication the stabbing was a hate crime. The FBI is assisting with the investigation. Boise lauded for refugee support An official from the International Rescue Committee praised Boise for its support of refugees. “It is heartbreaking that adults and children who fled the horror of war and conflict to find safety in America had to experience violence all over again,” Hans Van de Weerd, vice president of US programs, said in a statement. Boise Police Department Timmy Kinner has been charged with nine counts of aggravated battery and six counts of injury to a child. Police responded to a call of a man with a knife at 8:46 p.m. and arrived at the apartment complex four minutes later, Bones said. “Officers located the suspect almost immediately and took him into custody.” Police found the victims in apartments and the parking lot. Kinner is charged with murder, eight counts of aggravated battery and one count of enhancement-use of a deadly weapon in commission of a felony, the clerk said. He is due back in court on July 16. CNN’s Eric Levenson, Sheena Jones and Artemis Moshtaghian contributed to this report.<doc-sep>
BOISE, Idaho — A 3-year-old Idaho girl who was stabbed at her own birthday party died Monday, two days after a man invaded the celebration and attacked nine people with a knife, authorities said. Timmy Kinner is accused of stabbing a group of children and the adults who tried to protect them at the party at an apartment complex that is home to many refugee families. Word of the child’s death came at Kinner’s first court appearance, where Ada County Magistrate Judge Russell Comstock told him that he was charged with first-degree murder and other felonies in connection with the Saturday night attack. Comstock told Kinner he was “an extreme danger to the community” and ordered him held without bond. Kinner is American, and the victims are members of refugee families from Syria, Iraq and Ethiopia. Boise Police Chief William Bones said the evidence does not suggest the attack was a hate crime. The suspect had recently stayed at the apartment complex but was asked to leave Friday over bad behavior, Bones said. The 30-year-old appeared in court through closed-circuit video, a common practice for first appearances in Idaho. Wearing a tattered off-white sweatshirt with his arms shackled to his waist, Kinner told the judge he didn’t understand the charges or proceedings. He also said he wanted to represent himself. The judge ordered that he be appointed a public defender anyway. “I can’t explain the charges any more clearly than I just did,” he told Kinner. Three of the stabbing victims were adults, the others children: the 3-year-old girl who died, two 4-year-olds, a 6-year-old, an 8-year-old and a 12-year-old. If convicted, Kinner could be eligible for execution under Idaho law. Ada County Prosecutor Jan Bennetts said her office has not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty, saying those “high-level decisions” are made only after all the facts are in.