DENVER -- The father of a 10-year-old girl who police say was killed in the crossfire of a gang battle said he's not to blame for his daughter's death.

"I didn't invite this into my house. I don't even know these guys," said Leo "Mickey" Cisneros.

On Nov. 26, someone came to the door at 4711 W. Tennessee Ave. as Cisneros and six family members and friends sat inside.

"What's up, Homey?" was all Cisneros said he heard before the bullets started flying.

"Like, one, two and then I ... I grabbed my gun and I returned fire," Cisneros said.

More shots were fired outside.

"He didn't say, 'Where's the money?' I would have given him the money ... I would've let him take whatever he wanted. He didn't say nothing," Cisneros said.

Auralia Cisneros, his 10-year-old daughter, died from a bullet to the head.

"Everybody was just screaming and I looked down and my baby was on the floor right there," Cisneros said.

He said there was only one gunman, who never walked into the apartment, but fired with one arm stuck through the front door.

Although his wife's MySpace page allegedly showed evidence that the family embraced the gang lifestyle, Cisneros said he wasn't in a gang at the time. Photos on the MySpace page showed him brandishing what appears to be a semi-automatic handgun and pointing it at the camera. It also showed Auralia flashing a sign for Denver West Side and another photo of the girl is captioned "stayin gangsta."

He said his sisters, who posted the pictures, were just playing around and aren't very bright. However, he does admit to selling marijuana.

"I regret selling weed. I regret having guns in my house. I regret moving into that apartment," Cisneros said.

Cisneros turned himself in Tuesday night after he learned that police were looking for him. He is being held for investigation of child abuse resulting in the death.

"I ain't trying to run from none of this. I ain't trying to hide from none of this. I'm here and I'm dealing with it. I'm not the bad guy," Cisneros said.

On Wednesday, Cisneros appeared in court, where his bond was set at $500,000.

In addition to the potential child abuse charge, he could face two felony marijuana charges and a felony offender in possession of a weapon charge.