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Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado

Weld County

Sheriff's office says 14-year-old shot 10-year-old relative near Erie

The girl was taken to a local hospital, and detectives are still investigating. The sheriff’s office says it will share more information when it can be released.

Patrol responded to a shooting shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday at a residence in the 2200 block of Weld County Road 10 near Erie, the Weld County Sheriff’s Office said. During the investigation, deputies learned that a 14-year-old male shot a 10-year-old female relative, the sheriff’s office said.

The female victim was taken to a local hospital.

Weld County Sheriff’s Office detectives are still actively investigating the case. The sheriff’s office will update the public and the media when more releasable information becomes available.