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Girl, 12, fatally shot in US during 'dispute over parking space'

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Faguy, A. (2026, October 4). Girl, 12, fatally shot in US during 'dispute over parking space'. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwr5y48p89vvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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A 12-year-old girl was fatally shot in Baltimore during a dispute between two men arguing over a parking space near a park where children were playing football. The shooting also injured three others, including a woman and two men with non-life-threatening injuries. Police Commissioner Richard Worley and Mayor Brandon Scott emphasized that the girl was not targeted, but caught in crossfire while watching a game. Authorities are searching for suspects without any arrests made yet.

Written by AI on 2026-10-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On Saturday night at approximately 6:15 PM, a 12-year-old girl was killed and three adults were injured in a shooting incident at Leon Day Park in West Baltimore. The tragedy occurred near a youth football event organized by the Charm City Buccaneers league. According to police, two men got into an argument over a parking spot and started firing shots at each other, hitting the girl and another woman as they were caught in the crossfire. The injured included a 25-year-old woman and two men aged 23 and 28, all of whom are expected to survive their injuries. Police Commissioner Richard Worley called the shooters "cowards" and emphasized that the dispute was over something trivial like parking, resulting in a young life being lost. Authorities are now searching for at least two suspects involved in this incident.

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Topics

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Narrative

"Two grown men got into an argument, and now a 12-year-old is gone," Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said at the news conference. "We never should have to say something like that.

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Girl, 12, fatally shot in US during 'dispute over parking space' · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 2 hedged)

- Published 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. asserted

police → publish → city

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. uncertain

children → catch → football

In addition to the young girl, a woman was also found with gunshot wounds when police arrived on the scene. asserted

police → find → scene

Two men also visited area hospitals for injuries believed to be related to the shooting, police said. asserted

police → visit → shooting

Police are now searching for at least two suspects, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said at a news conference. asserted

Worley → search → conference

No arrests have been made. asserted

arrests → make → ?

"What we know is there was some type of argument between two cowards," Worley said. asserted

Worley → know → cowards

"They both opened fire on each other. asserted

They → open → other

In the crossfire, a 12-year-old little girl, who was probably down there watching football, was shot and killed." asserted

who → watch → football

Worley said the girl, who police have not named, was not a target of the shooting. asserted

police → say → shooting

The girl was pronounced dead in hospital. asserted

girl → pronounce → hospital

The other three individuals who were injured have non-life-threatening injuries, Worley said. asserted

Worley → injure → injuries

The incident happened after 18:00 EDT (23:00 BST) on Saturday. asserted

incident → happen → Saturday

Authorities are still investigating the shooting and have asked any witnesses to bring information to police. asserted

Authorities → investigate → police

It remains unclear how many shots were fired, Worley said. uncertain

Worley → remain → ?

"Two grown men got into an argument, and now a 12-year-old is gone," Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said at the news conference. "We never should have to say something like that. asserted

We → get → that

What happened out here today is one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen in my life." asserted

I → happen → life