SALT LAKE CITY — A teenage girl was shot and killed by her brother inside a Salt Lake City home Wednesday, according to police.
The girl has not been identified by officials, but a representative with the Salt Lake City School District confirmed the girl was a student at Clayton Middle School within the district.
Police say they found the girl critically injured when they responded to the home in the 1600 Block of West Wright Circle just after noon. Officers and paramedics began lifesaving efforts, but the girl died at the scene.
Before officers arrived at the home, the shooter had left. Police spotted a person who matched the shooter's description boarding a Utah Transit Authority bus where he was later arrested and the weapon was recovered.
The shooter was identified as the teenage brother of the victim and was booked into the Salt Lake County Juvenile Detention Center on a count of murder.
The names of the victim or suspect have yet to be released, and police have not said what led to the shooting.
Edison Elementary, Parkview Elementary and Glendale Middle School were placed on Secure Alert immediately following the shooting, meaning all exterior doors were locked and no one was allowed to enter or leave the school buildings.
The schools have since resumed normal operations.
"We let them know that there was a situation in the near vicinity and they are the ones who elected to put their schools on lockdown but there is no threat," said Det. Ben Nielsen with the Salt Lake City Police Department. "There is no threat at this time believed to be to the public or anyone else."
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