A 16-year-old girl was shot and killed in Gastonia around 11 a.m. on Christmas Eve, police said. The scene in the 800 block of Barkley Street is in an apartment community. “Detectives and patrol officers are working the scene and investigation,” according to a statement sent by the police spokesperson, Bill McGinty. “No arrests have been made.”

Officials confirm that a 16-year-old girl was shot and killed. Detectives says that they are currently on the scene investigating. So far, no arrests have made in this shooting. P

A 16-year-old girl was killed in a Gastonia shooting on Christmas Eve, according to the police department. The shooting happened around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 24, along Barkley Street near Interstate 85.

Police in Gastonia say one person is dead after a shooting just a day before Christmas. Officers say that they were called out to the area of Barkley Street in Gastonia just after 11 a.m. for a report of a shooting. Officials confirm that a 16-year-old girl was shot and killed.