According to the Long Beach Police Department, the girl died Saturday after spending days in the hospital in critical condition.
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The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night near 11th Street and Lewis Avenue. When officers arrived, they found the girl suffering from a gunshot wound to her upper body.
A preliminary investigation revealed the teen was walking down the street when she was approached by a suspect or suspects and was shot, police said.
A man who did not want to be identified told Eyewitness News that the girl was his cousin and said she was "fighting for her life."
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The case is now being investigated as a homicide and no arrests have been made.
Anyone with information was asked to call detectives Ethan Shear or Chasen Contreras at 562-570-7244.
Meanwhile, a GoFundMe has been created to help the family.