Teen to be charged with 3rd-degree murder after girl accidentally shot and killed

A 14-year-old boy will be charged with third-degree murder after an accidental shooting inside an Upper Darby home left a teenage girl dead.

The boy will be charged as an adult, police told Action News on Friday. Investigators say they determined he had the gun in his hand based on witness interviews.

No one else is facing charges. The name of the teen being charged has not been released.

The shooting happened as a group of friends gathered inside a home on Thursday afternoon along the 100 block of Springton Road.
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