Amirah Truss, 16, died after a shooting on April 29. Author: Angela Reighard Updated: 11:13 PM EDT May 5, 2021
PATASKALA, Ohio The family of a 16-year-old girl who died after a shooting is making a plea to put an end to gun violence.
Amirah Truss, 16, died after a shooting on Summit Road on April 29 around 11 p.m.
Records from the Licking County Common Pleas Court indicate Shawn Jones Jr., 18, admitted to shooting Truss in the back of the head. Records show Jones took Truss to the hospital and threw the gun out of the car on the way.
Family members told 10TV at one point they were friends.
Updated: 6:12 PM EDT May 3, 2021
PATASKALA, Ohio A 16-year-old girl has died after she was shot in the head on Thursday, according to Pataskala police.
Police said officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 4700 block of Summit Road on April 29 around 11 p.m.
When officers arrived, they learned the girl was driven to Mount Carmel East hospital by 18-year-old Shawn Jones Jr., of Columbus according to Licking County Common Pleas Court records.
Court records state Jones admitted to shooting the girl in the back of the head and throwing the gun out of the vehicle s window on the way to the hospital.
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