14-year-old facing murder charges in shooting death of 16-year-old girl
A 14-year-old boy is facing murder charges after Lafayette Police said a 16-year-old girl was shot and killed while the pair were sitting inside a car.
Lafayette Police were called at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday to a shooting in the 600 block of East Willow Street. A 16-year-old girl, who had been shot in the chest, was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead, department spokesperson Sgt. Paul Mouton said.
The girl and a 14-year-old boy were sitting in a parked car when the boy discharged a gun, hitting the girl, Mouton said. It is unclear if the discharge was accidental.
The boy was charged with second-degree murder and booked into the Lafayette Parish Juvenile Detention Center.
Because the boy is a juvenile, his name was not released. The shooting remains under investigation.
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