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UPDATED: Girl dies from injuries suffered in shooting

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A 16-year-old girl has died from her injuries suffered in a shooting last month.

The Allen County Coroner’s Office says Lebrishia Miangel Hobbs died Tuesday. Her cause of death was due to a gunshot wound to the head, and her manner of death was ruled a homicide.

Hobbs was shot at about 11 a.m. back on July 6 in the 500 block of Picadilly Circle. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition at the time.

RELATED: Teen girl charged with attempted murder in shooting

Another 16-year-old—Elaysha N. Underwood—was arrested in connection to the shooting. She was facing attempted murder and using a gun to commit a crime charges and is now facing a murder charge. She was taken into custody without incident.

Underwood told police that she previously had a sexual relationship with the victim.

The incident remains under investigation.

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Ken August 24, 2022 at 10:13 am

Underwood told police that she previously had a sexual relationship with the victim.

So is this being also listed as an intimate partner homicide and domestic violence or does that only apply if a man kills a woman per Joe Biden’s Violence Against Women Act?

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