Police: Girl, 14, fatally shot 11-year-old boy at Oak Cliff apartment complex
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — An 11-year-old boy is dead, and a 14-year-old girl in custody, following a Sunday afternoon shooting at an Oak Cliff apartment complex.
Police said that they first received a call from the Southern Oaks Apartments near E. Overton Road at about 2:00 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2023.
Officers who arrived on scene learned that a fight had broken out between two girls, both under the age of 18. At some point, one of the girls grabbed a handgun and fired at the other.
However, the shot missed and hit a young boy who was standing nearby. The girl ran into a nearby complex, where she was later found by apartment staff and police and taken into custody.
She is now charged with murder, and being held at the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center.
The boy was rushed to the hospital but did not survive his injuries. One witness reported that his girlfriend had performed CPR on the boy before going to police headquarters to file a report, but police could not confirm this.
Police have not said where the gun came from, nor if the minors all lived at the complex.
The investigation is ongoing.
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