By Chaz Miller, ABC13 Houston
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 13-year-old girl is dead after she was stabbed during a fight in northwest Houston on Wednesday night, according to officials.
The Houston Police Department said officers responded to an apartment complex on Grow Lane at about 8 p.m. after receiving reports of a stabbing and disturbance involving about 20 to 30 people.
Officers said the girl was rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. They added that a 10-year-old boy was detained.
“(The 10-year-old) said he had stabbed the 13-year-old, claimed self-defense during the fight,” HPD Lt. Larry Crowson said.
The lieutenant said the incident allegedly stemmed from a school fight earlier in the day at a Cy-Fair ISD school.
“Who all is involved and why — we don’t know at this point. We’re trying to sort all that out,” Crowson added.
Crowson said the minimum age for criminal responsibility in Texas is 10 and that the district attorney’s office will be getting involved.
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