NEW ORLEANS — A young girl was shot and killed in the 8000 block of Curran Boulevard Sunday afternoon, according to a press release by the NOPD.
Officers responded to the shooting at around 1:41 p.m. on Sunday, according to a press release.
Warren Easton Charter High School identified the victim as one of their student — 15-year-old Kennedi Belton.
"Warren Easton Charter High School is truly heart broken at the loss of one of our beloved students," school leaders said in a written statement. "This is a tragedy that is felt by our entire community, and we extend our deepest condolences to all those impacted. We will make every effort to help our students, staff and faculty cope with this loss. We have reached out to our families and a group of social workers has been dispatched to our building. Any student in need of additional support can receive counseling to aid them at this time.
Police say she died at the scene from a gunshot wound and 19-year-old Andre Skinner was arrested and charged with one count of negligent homicide and two counts of negligent injuring.
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