CLEVELAND — A 15-year-old mother was found dead, and two 15-year-olds are in custody after a shooting in Cleveland's Old Brooklyn neighborhood Thursday, according to the Cleveland Division of Police.
Around 1:32 p.m., the Second District responded to the 900 block of Spring Road for a report of a person shot.
When officers arrived, they located the teen, now identified as Christine Bogarty, who was suffering from a gunshot wound.
Cleveland EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the 15-year-old girl dead, police said.
Two teens were detained and two guns were retrieved at the scene, according to Cleveland police Sgt. Freddy Diaz.
"We do have strong information to confirm that the suspect and the victim are known to each other," Diaz said.
Ali Thurman, a friend of Bogarty, spoke to News 5's Nadeen Abusada about who Bogarty was.
"She was a good person. She was a good child. She was not a bad child at all. She had her kid 24/7," Thurman said. "She's a great mom. She loved her baby. Every milestone that baby made, she loved him."
"It's always difficult to see these types of instances occur," said Diaz. "We hope this violence stops."
The incident remains under investigation.
