15-Year-Old Girl Shot And Killed By 9-year-Old Playing With Gun

BALTIMORE- A 15-year-old girl was shot and killed by a 9-year-old boy who was playing with a loaded gun, Baltimore police said Sunday.

Police say the girl was shot in her head as she was playing on her front porch Saturday night. When officers arrived at the scene around 8 p.m., they found her unresponsive.

She was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead, according to reports.

The teen girl was later identified as Nykayla Strawder.

The 9-year-old boy reportedly dropped the gun and fled the scene. The gun was registered to a woman that is a relative of the boy, police said.

The boy will not be charged because of his age.