13-year-old girl killed at picnic table in North Carolina drive-by shooting, 1 arrested

A 13-year-old girl was killed in a North Carolina drive-by shooting.

One man was arrested Sunday and police are searching for at least three others they suspect were involved in a drive-by shooting that killed a 13-year-old North Carolina girl who was struck by a bullet 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. On Sunday afternoon, Monroe police announced the arrest of Javon Demontre Robinson, 20, of Monroe, who was booked into the Union County Jail on one count of first-degree murder. Police said they have also obtained arrest warrants charging Darius Roland, 19, and Jamari Crowder, 22, both of Monroe, with first-degree murder. A search continued for both men Sunday afternoon.