(Trinidad Express) A 14-year-old girl was shot and killed on Wednesday night. And the bullet that took her life may have been accidentally discharged by a 15-year-old relative who was sitting next to her, playing with a gun.
Murchannah Lavia, of Store Drive Extension, Petite Valley, died at the St James Medical Complex. Police were told that at around 8 p.m. Lavia was sitting outside her home reading a book, while the male relative sat next to her with the gun.
Lavia, a pupil of the Providence Girls College, was shot once to the chest. A party of officers from the western division including inspector Thomas visited the scene. The teenage relative has been detained.
