BUFFALO, N.Y. — A 16-year-old girl was shot and killed early Friday morning in Buffalo, police said.
The fatal shooting happened just after midnight on the first block of Elmer Avenue, between Amherst Street and Kensington Avenue.
The female who is from Niagara Falls, was shot was taken to Erie County Medical Center, where she was later declared dead, a Buffalo Police spokesperson said.
Two teenage boys, 14 and 17, have been charged with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery in connection with the shooting.
A spokesperson for the Buffalo Police Department says they are working closely with the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call or text the Confidential TIPCALL Line at (716) 847-2255.