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15-year-old girl dies after shooting Saturday night

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A 15-year-old girl has died after suffering a gunshot wound to the head, according to EMS.

Around 11 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to the 6300 block of Woodland Avenue for the shooting, police said.

Cleveland EMS transported Shilynn Alford to a nearby hospital, where she later died, police said.

A 16-year-old boy who was handling a firearm was taken into custody, police said.

The shooting remains under investigation and no further details are available at this time.

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