14-year-old girl fatally shoots 11-year-old boy while fighting another girl, Dallas police say

A 14-year-old girl has been charged with murder for shooting a younger child while fighting with somebody else at a Dallas apartment complex, police said.

Police said the 14-year-old was fighting with another girl when she grabbed a gun and shot in the other teenager's direction, striking an 11-year-old boy, who later died from his injuries. Dallas Police said they responded to a call in the city's Cedar Crest area at about 2 p.m. local time on Sunday.

The 14-year-old girl fled the scene, but was taken into custody at a nearby apartment complex. She remains in Dallas' Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center, police said, and the weapon used in the shooting was recovered.