Girl, 12, Charged With Manslaughter After 'Reckless' Shooting Of Camden Teen: Prosecutor

CAMDEN, NJ — A 12-year-old girl was charged with manslaughter after accidentally shooting and killing a teenage boy in Camden last month, authorities said Tuesday. Another teen was also charged in the case.

The victim — Xyere Brooks, 16, of Camden — was shot June 6 inside a home, authorities said. He was pronounced dead about two hours later at the hospital.

The circumstances around the shooting were under investigation.

Officials determined that another 16-year-old boy from Camden brought the gun inside the home on the 1500 block of Thorn Street. The girl was handling the firearm and "recklessly" discharged the weapon, shooting Brooks, said the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.

Both juveniles surrendered themselves to the prosecutor's office on Tuesday.

The girl — a Wilmington, Delaware resident — was charged with second-degree manslaughter. Both children were charged with second-degree unlawful weapon possession.

Their names have been withheld because both are minors.

The court released them both with conditions. They're due back in court on July 23.

No further information will be released at this time, prosecutors said.