12-year old, who shot father in alleged murder pact with pal, dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound

A Texas 12-year-old died from a self-inflicted bullet wound after capturing her father.
Paul Martinka

A 12-year-old Texas lady who shot her father then herself after her buddy backed out of a homicide pact has died, police stated.

The lady, who was not recognized due to her age, died from a self-inflicted “gunshot wound of head” Sept. 22, two days after the capturing, the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Workplace dominated.

The lady and her buddy, additionally 12, had deliberate for weeks to homicide their households and pets, Parker County Sheriff’s Workplace stated.

The lady plotted to kill her dad then go away Weatherford, about 30 miles west of Fort Value, and drive 230 miles to choose up her buddy in Lufka. Collectively, the duo deliberate to run off to Georgia.

However the buddy by no means carried out her a part of the ghastly deal.

Police arrived to search out the wounded lady mendacity on the street with a handgun beneath her physique. Her 28-year-old father was inside their dwelling affected by a gunshot wound to the stomach.

The daddy was “lately launched” from the hospital and is anticipated to get better, police stated.

Police have charged the Lufkin lady with conspiracy to commit homicide and took her into custody final week.

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