PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A 12-year-old girl was shot and killed Friday morning, inside her home in Collegeville. There are few details as investigators try to piece together what happened.
Police were called to the house shortly before 8 a.m.
According to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, the girl was found in the living room of her home on Larchwood Court in the Perkiomen Woods neighborhood, dead from a single gunshot wound.
Other family members were in the home at the time, and a gun was recovered.
Sources say the fatal wound does not appear to be self inflicted, and investigators are looking into whether a family member was involved. Other details, including how the gun was fired, remain in question.
The girl’s name is not being released.
This story will be updated. Stay with KYW Newsradio for the latest.
CORRECTION: An earlier report incorrectly stated the girl's age.