An 11-year-old girl has been arrested in the fatal shooting of her 15-year-old brother in Edmond, Oklahoma. The child, whose name has not been released by authorities, was booked into a juvenile facility on a charge of second-degree murder.
Police arrested the girl around 1 a.m. on Thursday. The Edmond Police Department acknowledged the tragic nature of the incident in a statement, saying their thoughts are with the family as they grieve.
Authorities have not released identifying information due to the involvement of juveniles. According to a Broadcastify recording of Edmond Police and Fire communications, the mother told investigators that her daughter called her to report that someone had shot her son. The teen sustained a gunshot wound to the head.