Two teenage boys plotted to “get rid” of a 14-year-old girl because her texts and Snapchats annoyed one of them, according to authorities.

The two 16-year-old boys, who have not been identified, are now facing attempted aggravated murder charges for allegedly shooting 14-year-old Deserae Turner in Logan, Utah.

Cache County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Groves testified Tuesday at a preliminary hearing that the boys lured Deserae on Feb. 16 to a canal, where she was shot in the head and left for dead.

Deserae was not found until the next day after her family reported her missing, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. She survived the shooting, but was critically injured and remains hospitalized.

In an interview, one suspect told Groves that they came up with the plan for the attack while playing video games.

The teen said the murder plot started as a joke when he remarked that he wanted to get rid of Deserae because he “got tired” of her contacting him. But then his friend said, “It would be pretty easy to get rid of her.”

The two friends began plotting to kill her by either using a knife to slit her throat or shooting her, according to Groves.

She met them at the canal Feb. 16 on the pretense of buying a knife. When she turned around, one of the boys shot her in the back of the head, the Desert News reported.

A juvenile court ruled Tuesday that there was sufficient evidence for one of the 16-year-olds’ trials to proceed. The other teen is scheduled to appear Wednesday in court.

In addition to the attempted murder charges, the two 16-year-olds are both accused of aggravated robbery and obstruction of justice.