CHICAGO (WLS) — A second person is facing charges in the deadly shooting of a 12-year-old girl , Chicago police said.
The shooting happened at about 8:29 p.m. Sunday in a Calumet Heights home in the 9200-block of South Harper Avenue, police said.
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Dalilah Batey, 12, was shot in the head inside the home. She was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital where she died, authorities said.
According to Batey’s father, his daughter was tragically killed while in the company of friends. He described her as a seventh-grade honor student and affectionately referred to her as a “loving little girl.”
On Wednesday, Chicago police announced that a second person had been arrested and charged in relation to the shooting.
Tyler Wright, 19, was charged with one felony count of child endangerment/death.
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On Tuesday, police said a 14-year-old boy was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
He was arrested near the house two hours after the shooting happened.
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office says the 14-year-old is out on electronic monitoring, and is due back in court next month.
No other information was made available.
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