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Man acquitted in 2014 shooting of 11-year-old Shamiya Adams

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Thursday, October 31, 2019
Man acquitted in shooting of Shamiya Adams

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man accused of firing the shot that killed 11-year-old Shamiya Adams has been acquitted.

Tevin Lee was found not guilty of first degree murder Wednesday after he testified that another man fired the errant shot that went through a wall and killed the girl during slumber party in the West Garfield Park neighborhood in 2014.

RELATED: Shamiya Adams' mother speaks after daughter killed by stray bullet
Prosecutors say the shots targeted others teens as revenge for an earlier fight.

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