An 11-year-old boy dies in Dallas after being shot by a girl

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A 14-year-old girl fatally shot an 11-year-old boy in the parking lot of a Dallas, Texas, apartment complex after retrieving a gun during an argument with another girl, police said.

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Authorities said the 14-year-old girl fired in the direction of the girl she was fighting with, but the shot ended up hitting the 11-year-old boy Sunday afternoon.

“All involved are children and this is a horrific incident,” Police Sergeant Warren Mitchell said.

The 11-year-old boy was taken to a hospital, where he died.

D'evan McFall, 11, was killed in a shooting in Dallas on January 15, 2023.NBC5 DFW

Police said the 14-year-old fled the scene of the shooting and was detained at a nearby apartment complex.

The minor is being held at a juvenile justice center and is expected to be charged with murder.

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The gun was recovered, according to police, who are still investigating.

The death comes a week after a six-year-old boy from Newport News, Virginia, took a gun from home, brought it to school and shot his teacher.

The boy shot 25-year-old Abigail Zwerner in the chest, who was seriously wounded and remains stable.