OMG: Dallas girl, 14, charged with murder after shooting and killing 11-year-old boy while aiming for another girl she was fighting
A family is currently mourning the loss of an 11-year-old boy who was tragically gunned down by mistake. A 14-year-old girl is now being held responsible for the crime and has been charged with murder.
According to CBS News, the horrific incident went down around 2 pm on Sunday at a Dallas apartment complex. Police said the 14-year-old girl was fighting with another girl when she grabbed a gun and shot in the other teenager’s direction, striking the 11-year-old boy. The victim identified as D’evan McFall was rushed to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.
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As for the 14-year-old alleged shooter, she fled the scene, according to cops. However, she was eventually taken into custody at a nearby apartment complex. The weapon used in the shooting was also later recovered. According to the news site, she remains in Dallas’ Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center, police said.
The family of the slain young boy is now pleading for people to stop the violence. Ok an interview with Fox 4, Vashunte Settles explains the pain she feels after losing her son who she said was a great person.
“He was naturally athletic. He was very talented,” she said. “He loved to make people smile. He was a great child.” When asked to provide even more details about the shooting, she went on to say, “I really can’t go into details about that because it’s an ongoing investigation. It’s just something that went wrong,” Settles said.
“I don’t want nobody else to have to feel like this. I don’t. Protect your babies at all cost. You can’t get them back. I will never see my son again,” the boy’s mother Vashunte Settles cried.
Lois Williams who is his grandmother tearfully said, “I’ll never get to hear my baby say, ‘GG, I love you,’ as he walked out the door,” she said. “I’ll never get to see his dimples. Please, people, stop killing each other.”
“Please, people! Stop killing each other! I never thought I would be standing here doing this for one of my babies.”
While the family tries their hardest to stay strong, they’re asking folks not only to pray for them but to also pray for the 14-year-old now charged with murder.
The tragedy has community members wanting to know about youth access to guns. So far, police haven’t yet confirmed where the weapon came from. “I know the police, they’ve got their job to do. They can’t be everywhere. But these parents need to do something about their children. They’re unruly, and they’re not disciplined. It goes on all the time,” one neighbor told ABC’s WFAA.
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