A 16-year-old girl has been charged in the shooting death of a teen.
Saskatoon police were called to the 500-block of Avenue J South in the early morning hours of June 3 for a report of an injured person.
A 15-year-old boy was declared dead at the scene. His name has not been released at the request of his family.
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Following an autopsy, police said they were investigating the death as a homicide.
The girl was charged Thursday morning with criminal negligence by discharging a firearm causing death.
Her name cannot be released under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
She will appear Thursday afternoon in Saskatoon provincial court.
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