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Olathe police identify 15-year-old girl from Lawrence who was shot and killed Friday night

An apartment building at Clarion Park Apartments in Olathe, where police say a 15-year-old girl was shot Friday night. Police are investigating the incident as a homicide after the girl died at Olathe Medical Center.
An apartment building at Clarion Park Apartments in Olathe, where police say a 15-year-old girl was shot Friday night. Police are investigating the incident as a homicide after the girl died at Olathe Medical Center.

Olathe police identified a 15-year-old girl who died after being shot Friday night.

Brianna Rachelle Higgins of Lawrence died after she was brought to Olathe Medical Center with a gunshot wound, according to Sgt. John Moncayo, a spokesman for the Olathe Police Department.

The medical center contacted police after Brianna arrived around 10:51 p.m. Officers helped bring the girl into the hospital for treatment, but she was later pronounced dead.

Police learned the shooting happened at Clarion Park Apartments in the 16900 block of West 127th Street.

Moncayo said Monday that all involved parties have been identified and contacted.

Andrea Klick
The Kansas City Star
Andrea Klick was a breaking news reporter for The Kansas City Star. She studied journalism and political science at the University of Southern California and grew up near Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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