KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 17-year-old teen is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a teenage girl.
Prosecutors announced Davon D. Washington was charged in connection to the shooting.
Police identified the victim as 15-year-old Brianna Rachelle Higgins of Lawrence.
The shooting occurred on Jan. 19 in the 16900 block of West 127th Street in Olathe.
Olathe police officers at the Olathe Medical Center were told about 10:50 p.m. a shooting victim had been driven to the hospital. according to a news release from the Olathe Police Department.
Officers, along with hospital personnel, brought Higgins into the hospital where she died.
Washington is due in court on Feb. 12 for a first appearance.
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