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Police: 10-year-old child shot and killed woman during altercation between 2 adults

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police said a fight between two women ended when a 10-year-old child shot one of them.

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

Investigators said a fight between two women, Lashun Rodgers and Lakrisha Isaac, led to a 10-year-old girl shooting a Rodgers.

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The woman was taken to a hospital, where she died.

Channel 9′s Q McCray spoke to a friend of Rodgers, who died. The friend, who did not want to be named, told Channel 9 that they call her Bone.

The friend said that another woman and Bone got into an argument. The agrument escalated.

According to police, Isaac handed the 10-year-old a bag with a firearm inside. The juvenile pulled the gun out of the bag and fired the gun two times, hitting Rodgers.

“I’m trying not to cry so bad because I know for a fact she is so sweet and I love her and I’m going to miss her. She will always be in my heart and in my soul,” Bone’s friend said.

Police said the other woman and the girl were taken into custody.

Isaac is facing charges of manslaughter by culpable negligence, child neglect, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and aggravated assault with a firearm.

Orlando police have sent the charges for the 10-year-old to the Orange Osceola State Attorney’s Office to review. The child was released to DCF.

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Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.