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Girl fatally shot in US during ‘dispute over parking space’

A 12-year-old girl was killed in Baltimore over the weekend during an apparent disagreement over a parking space, police in the US city said. The girl was caught in the crossfire of bullets between two men who police said were allegedly fighting over a parking space in a park where children were playing American football. [...] The post Girl fatally shot in US during ‘dispute over parking space’…

A 12-year-old girl lost her life in Baltimore on Saturday during a dispute over a parking space, according to police. The tragic incident occurred in a park where children were playing American football. Two men, who were allegedly fighting over the parking space, exchanged gunfire, resulting in the girl's death and injuries to a woman and two other men.

Police Commissioner Richard Worley stated that the girl was not a target of the shooting, but was caught in the crossfire. At least two suspects are being sought by authorities, and no arrests have been made. The girl's condition was pronounced dead at the hospital, while the other three individuals involved suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott expressed his disgust at the event, emphasizing that such incidents should never occur. Police are still investigating the shooting and urge any witnesses to come forward with information.

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