The family of a 15-year-old Baltimore girl who was allegedly shot dead by a 9-year-old boy over the weekend called on prosecutors to file criminal charges against the child, claiming that he intentionally killed their daughter over a bottle of Gatorade.

Nykayla Strawder’s relatives and friends held a vigil on Tuesday to honor the teen — and also to voice their frustration over the investigation into her death.
Baltimore police previously said that Nykayla and her 9-year-old neighbor were playing with a loaded gun on her front porch in the 600 block of Linnard Street in West Baltimore’s Edmondon Village on Saturday night when the youngster “accidentally” shot the teen in the head.

Nykayla was taken to a hospital, where she later died.

The boy was said to have dropped the gun and fled after the shooting. Police later determined that the firearm is registered to the 9-year-old’s family member who works as a security guard.
https://nypost.com/2022/08/10/nykayl...over-gatorade/