ST. LOUIS COUNTY — A 15-year-old girl died Monday after a boy unintentionally shot her, police said.
The girl who died as was identified Tuesday night as Kho'Mori McGee. She lived in the 1000 block of Starshire Court in the Spanish Lake area.
A 14-year-old boy was taken into police custody and is being held at the St. Louis County Family Court.Â
Vera Clay, a spokeswoman for county police, said charges against the boy have yet to be determined but the family court "found sufficient cause to detain him."
Police didn't identify him.
Kho'Mori died Monday afternoon at the scene of a shooting in the 10900 block of John James Drive. Police have not said where the teens got the gun or how the shooting happened.
Clay said investigators believe the shooting was "unintentional."
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Kho'Mori is among at least 10 children across the metro area to be shot this year. Seven of the child shooting victims have died.
At this time last year, 17 children in the region had been shot and seven of them had died.
Children injured or killed by gunfire in the St. Louis area in 2025
Below is the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ coverage of children who have been injured or killed by gunfire across the St. Louis metropolitan area in 2025. The children are 17 years old or younger.
Fourteen children have been shot in 2025 as of March 2. Nine have died; two children were under the age of 5.
The teen was outside a gas station when a dark-colored vehicle drove past and fired multiple shots, police said.
Ophelia Lawery-Daniels, just 9 months old, died at a hospital after being shot, police said. Her mother described her as an active and energet…
The teens, both 15, were shot shortly before 7 p.m. in the 100 block of Lazarcheff Drive, police said. Charles E. Jones was pronounced dead da…
The boy, 13, was shot and critically injured around 11 p.m. in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood, police said.
The girl, Kho'Mori McGee, died Tuesday after a boy unintentionally shot her, police said.Â
Parker Bujnak, 17, was the second teen from Belleville to be fatally shot this month.
Police said she was shot in the chest area. The 10-year-old was listed in critical condition following surgery. County police later said a juv…
A 16-year-old boy was shot to death Monday evening outside his home in Belleville, authorities said.
St. Louis County police said the child died at a hospital. The incident took place about 1:45 p.m. in the 10500 block of Castle Drive.
The victim, Dae'wan Lindsay, died Feb. 4 of injuries from the shooting. Police say they believe it was a homicide.
Maryland Heights police Chief Bill Carson said the boy led police on a chase in a stolen vehicle early Saturday morning. It ended after the bo…
Police found Rashaud Boaze in the street. He is the city's first child homicide victim of the year.
Mattison Johnson, 16, was shot at her home in the city's College Hill neighborhood. Mary Cornelius, 18, is charged with involuntary manslaughter.
The ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ tracks the data behind reported homicides on an interactive map that allows readers to explore information in various ways.
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