Unique Russell Dead: 14-Year-Old Fatally Shot While Watching Fireworks (VIDEO)

When gunshots rang out in South LA late Wednesday evening, residents thought they were fireworks.

Instead, two young teens and a young man were hit by gunfire, one of them fatally.

The Los Angeles County Coroner's office confirmed to The Huffington Post that Unique Russell, 14 years old, was fatally shot. Her body is scheduled for examination Thursday.

The fates of Russell's 12-year-old cousin and 21-year-old friend are still unknown, reports KTLA.

"It's July 4th, you think it's fireworks," said resident Dustin Shaffer to KTLA. When Shaffer heard the shots, he ran out from his grandmother's home to find Russell laying still on the ground next to another body.

All three victims were transported to a local hospital, where Russell was pronounced dead.

The shooting happened at around 10:20 p.m. on the corner of West 97th Street and Normandie Avenue. Russell was with a group of people gathered outside to celebrate Independence Day when the suspects, described only as two black men, approached the group and started firing, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.

If anyone has any information about the crime, please contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. To provide an anonymous tip, call (800) 222-TIPS or text TIPLA and your tip to CRIMES (274637). Tipsters can also submit information at http://lacrimestoppers.org.

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/05/unique-russell-dead-14-ye_n_1651674.html

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