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13-Year-Old Charged with Murder of 14-Year-Old Girl, Police Say
Police said a 13-year-old suspect is held in a juvenile detention center as detectives continue investigating the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Makayla Pennywell.
- On Sunday, a 13-year-old boy was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Makayla Pennywell at a home in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Caddo Parish coroner's office identified the victim.
- Responding to reports of a shooting at approximately 2:30 p.m. Sunday, officers arrived to find Makayla with a fatal gunshot wound to her head. Police said the victim and the 13-year-old boy were not related.
- Following the incident, authorities took three people in for questioning to assist with the investigation. The 13-year-old suspect is currently being held at a juvenile detention center pending further proceedings.
- The Dispatch is not naming the teenagers charged in the shooting because they have not been charged as adults, maintaining standard juvenile case reporting practices. This protects the minors' identities during legal proceedings.
- Authorities continue to process evidence and information gathered from the three individuals questioned after the shooting. The investigation remains active as legal proceedings against the charged suspect move forward.
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The 14-year-old girl died after being shot in the head inside a house in Shreveport, Louisiana
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LA Teen Makayla Pennywell ID'd in Fatal Shreveport Shooting; Brother, 13, Arrested
SHREVEPORT, LA. (THECOUNT) — Makayla Pennywell, 14, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was shot and killed Sunday in Shreveport. Authorities said the victim’s 13-year-old male sibling has been arrested and charged with Second Degree Murder in connection with the incident, according to the Shreveport Police Department and the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office. Police responded Sunday afternoon, August […] The post LA Teen Makayla Pennywell ID’d in Fatal Shrev…
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