Detectives investigate fatal shooting of 7-year-old girl

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July 12, 2021 9:54 AM

Published July 12, 2021 10:00 AM

HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) — Detectives are investigating the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl in Wasatch County.

The Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office said a man called 911 around 10:35 p.m. Friday and said he was taking his daughter to the Heber Valley Hospital.

About 10:50 p.m., dispatchers took another call from someone at the hospital, who said a 7-year-old girl was in the emergency room with a gunshot wound.

The girl died of her injuries around 11:30 p.m.

Deputies went to the hospital and the girl’s home in Heber City.

They heard a gunshot from a different apartment and found three people intoxicated.

They took them into custody.

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