12-year-old girl killed in North Carolina drive-by shooting while sitting at picnic table

A 12-year-old girl was killed in a North Carolina drive-by shooting.

A 12-year-old North Carolina girl was killed when someone in an SUV unleashed a barrage of gunfire, striking her as she sat at an outdoor picnic table with other children, police said. The child, whose name was not immediately released, was shot around 8 p.m. on Saturday in the Charlotte suburb of Monroe, a town of about 36,000 people, according to police. No one has been arrested as of Sunday afternoon, and police are working to identify the killer. Police said they are searching for a black Ford Freestyle SUV that witnesses said the shots came from. "Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of the victim, and we need the community to help identify and hold the shooter accountable for what they have done,” Monroe Police Chief Bryan Gilliard said in a statement.