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| Youth quizzed as shot girl dies | Youth quizzed as shot girl dies |
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| A 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head in an incident at her house in Manchester has died in hospital. | A 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head in an incident at her house in Manchester has died in hospital. |
| Police were called to reports of the shooting at an address on Wembley Road, Gorton, at about 1930 BST on Monday. | Police were called to reports of the shooting at an address on Wembley Road, Gorton, at about 1930 BST on Monday. |
| She was rushed by ambulance to Manchester Royal Infirmary but died on Tuesday morning, police said. | She was rushed by ambulance to Manchester Royal Infirmary but died on Tuesday morning, police said. |
| A 16-year-old boy, who was arrested on Monday evening, is still being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder. | A 16-year-old boy, who was arrested on Monday evening, is still being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder. |
| The girl had been transferred to Manchester Children's Hospital for treatment for the gunshot wound but died just before 0900 BST, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said. | The girl had been transferred to Manchester Children's Hospital for treatment for the gunshot wound but died just before 0900 BST, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said. |
| 'Tragic event' | |
| Ch Supt John O'Hare said: "At this moment in time it is treated as a tragic event which is receiving full and thorough investigation. | Ch Supt John O'Hare said: "At this moment in time it is treated as a tragic event which is receiving full and thorough investigation. |
| "Our hearts go out to the family. It really does bring home the tragic and really evil consequences of firearms within our communities." | "Our hearts go out to the family. It really does bring home the tragic and really evil consequences of firearms within our communities." |
| The shooting happened at a house in a council estate in Gorton, where police were standing guard on Tuesday morning. | The shooting happened at a house in a council estate in Gorton, where police were standing guard on Tuesday morning. |
| Ch Supt O'Hare told a news conference in Manchester the weapon involved was "powerful". | Ch Supt O'Hare told a news conference in Manchester the weapon involved was "powerful". |
| "It's a weapon that you shouldn't have and it's a weapon that shouldn't have been with the individual last night," he said. | "It's a weapon that you shouldn't have and it's a weapon that shouldn't have been with the individual last night," he said. |
| Tony Winter, the local street pastor, said the shooting sent a stark message. | Tony Winter, the local street pastor, said the shooting sent a stark message. |
| "We don't realise when we have these weapons around that they don't have feelings and they don't have favourites," he said. | "We don't realise when we have these weapons around that they don't have feelings and they don't have favourites," he said. |
| "Sometimes it takes a tragic event like this to re-focus our minds on the dangers of guns, or even knives, in our communities." | "Sometimes it takes a tragic event like this to re-focus our minds on the dangers of guns, or even knives, in our communities." |
| Forensic officers were at the scene on Tuesday examining the house and the street outside. | Forensic officers were at the scene on Tuesday examining the house and the street outside. |
| Gorton lies about four miles (6.4km) outside the centre of Manchester to the east of the city. | Gorton lies about four miles (6.4km) outside the centre of Manchester to the east of the city. |
| Although a poorer and run-down district of the city, the area is not known for gun crime and is currently undergoing regeneration. | Although a poorer and run-down district of the city, the area is not known for gun crime and is currently undergoing regeneration. |