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15-Year-Old Girl Killed in Elizabethtown Parking-Lot Shooting as Another Teen Is Charged With Murder

Investigators are examining conflicting stories about how the firearm was accessed inside the vehicle.

Overview

  • Police responded just after 2:30 a.m. to the Lowe's at 100 Lowe's Drive and found a 21-year-old performing CPR on the victim.
  • The victim was transported to Baptist Health Hardin, where she was pronounced dead.
  • The 15-year-old suspect told officers she picked up a handgun in the vehicle, pointed it at the other girl, and pulled the trigger.
  • Police say Bryan Harbison, 21, met the teens on Snapchat, bought them alcohol, drove them to the parking lot to drink, and is charged with unlawful transaction with a minor and wanton endangerment.
  • Accounts differ on how the gun came into the suspect’s hands, with Harbison pointing to a glove compartment and the suspect saying it was placed on the console and described as unloaded.