"Tragic Incident: Girl Fatally Shoots Herself at Sheriff's Station After Mental Health Crisis"
TL;DR
Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call about a girl in a "mental health crisis" just 15 minutes before she died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a nearby sheriff’s station. The girl, a Hispanic juvenile in foster care, had left her foster parents' home before deputies arrived. She later appeared at the sheriff’s station, where she grabbed a deputy’s gun and fatally shot herself. The incident is under investigation, and further details, including the girl’s age, have not been released.
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