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A 12-year-old girl is among the suspects after a musician was gunned down outside his home in Nashville.

Kyle Yorlets, 24, was found with fatal injuries by his housemates yesterday after being shot in the street.

He was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

According to Fox 17 , the shooting happened during an armed robbery.

Five suspects, aged between 12 and 16, were arrested at a Wal-Mart store and a gun was recovered, police said.

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Posting on Twitter, Metro Nashville PD wrote: "Being charged with criminal homicide in the Yorlets case are 3 girls, ages 15, 14, & 12, and 2 boys, ages 16 & 13.

"They will be taken to Juvenile Detention. They were all arrested at the West Nashville Wal-Mart.

"A gun has been recovered as was a stolen car in the parking lot."

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Witnesses said they saw at least three "juveniles" get out of a stolen pickup truck, which was used as the getaway vehicle.

The victim was a student at Belmont University, and was a member of Nashville band Carverton.

The band's website said guitarist and singer Yorlets was from Pennsylvania, and formed the group alongside Michael Curry.

The site states: "They realized their unique sound would fit better in Nashville, so the two ventured off with a couple of guitars and songs in hand."