From wire service reports
Posted: 05/24/2010 12:48:51 PM PDT
A 16-year-old boy was in custody today on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl believed to have been his girlfriend, police said.
The shooting in a Mid-City home in the 1800 block of Wellington Road was reported at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, said Los Angeles Police Officer Cleon Joseph.
The girl died at a hospital, Joseph said. Her name was withheld, pending notification of her relatives.
The boy was booked on suspicion of murder and was held without bail at Eastlake Juvenile Hall, Joseph said. His name was not released.
According to The Los Angeles Times, paramedics found the girl with a bullet wound to her back. Sources told The Times the two teens may have been playing Russian roulette with a pistol and when she got up to leave, the boy pointed the gun at her and pulled the trigger, unaware there was still a round in the chamber.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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