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10-year-old charged in deadly Memorial Day shooting will remain in juvenile detention

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police have arrested a 10-year-old girl accused of shooting and killing a woman arguing with her mother on Memorial Day.

The girl was booked into the Orange County Juvenile Justice Center on charges of second-degree murder.

During a hearing Wednesday afternoon a judge order the 10-year-old to remain in custody at the juvenile detention center.

Just before midnight last Tuesday, officers said they went to a home on Mercy Drive for a shooting call.

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Investigators said 41-year-old Lashun Rodgers and 31-year-old Lakrisha Isaac had been arguing just before Rodgers was shot.

Police said that during the argument, Isaac handed her daughter a bag with a gun inside.

The young girl then pulled out the gun and shot Rogers.

READ: Investigators: 10-year-old’s mother handed daughter bag with gun inside before deadly shooting

Isaac was arrested on the scene and charged with manslaughter by culpable negligence, child neglect, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and aggravated assault with a firearm.

Family and friends said Rodgers was grilling food for the holiday when Isaac walked up and slapped her.

According to Isaac’s arrest report, the whole confrontation started over a dispute on social media.

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Police said that immediately after the shooting, witnesses said the child was heard yelling, “you shouldn’t have messed with my mother.”

State Attorney Monique Worrell issued a statement following the child’s arrest, calling the case “one of the most tragic cases I have seen in my 22-year career.”

Worrell said her office is reviewing the case.

A detention hearing for the child is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

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Matt Reeser

Matt Reeser, WFTV.com

Matt Reeser joined WFTV in 1998 as a news photographer and has worked for television stations in Kentucky and West Virginia.