Nashville police: 12-year-old charged in connection with fatal Madison shooting

A 12-year-old girl is being charged with criminal homicide in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old overnight at an apartment in Madison.

The Metro Nashville Police Department says the girl was charged at Juvenile Court in the fatal shooting of Brentrice Wilson at the Falcon View Apartments on East Palestine Avenue.

Police responded to a shooting call at an apartment at 3:25 a.m. and found several juvenile girls inside along with the 12-year-old's grandmother, who is the tenant, police said in a news release.

According to a preliminary investigation, the group of juvenile girls snuck out of the apartment without the grandmother's knowledge, went to a nearby parking lot and began pulling on car door handles, police said.

They found an unlocked vehicle and burglarized it. Police said a loaded semi-automatic pistol was taken during the burglary.

The girls brought the gun back to the apartment where police say the 12-year-old is alleged to have handled it and pointed it at other girls when the gun discharged, killing Wilson.

Wilson is a Maplewood High School student. Metro Nashville Public School's released a statement about the shooting:

"MNPS is saddened to learn about the tragic death of a 16-year-old Maplewood High School student. This is a heartbreaking event for all of us here at Metro Nashville Public Schools, especially the staff and students at Maplewood. The district is providing grief counselors to support faculty on Tuesday and students on Wednesday when they return to school. Our deepest sympathy is extended to the family and friends of this student."

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