14-year-old’s shooting under investigation in Edinburg

The Edinburg Police Department is currently investigating a shooting involving a 14-year-old girl who was left wounded, according to a city news release.

Authorities said the shooting occurred shortly after 3:30 a.m. Thursday morning in the 2100 block of Carlos Street.

Once officers arrived at the scene, they found that the 14-year-old had been shot in the lower back. EMS immediately transported her to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

An investigation revealed that the shooting happened following a verbal altercation.

The shots were fired through the victim’s front door and she was struck twice.

This remains an active investigation.

The city of Edinburg and their police department encourage anyone with information regarding this investigation to come forward by contacting Edinburg police at (956) 289-7700, or anonymously through Edinburg Crime Stoppers at (956) 383-8477.

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