Anaya “Naya” Zachary, 14, and a 13-year-old boy from her school got into a verbal argument on a school bus in Baytown, Texas
Once the boy returned home, he went to Anaya’s apartment complex and allegedly shot her four times
Baytown Police Department confirmed that the boy has been charged with murder
The teenage boy who allegedly fatally shot his classmate has been charged with murder, per a Tuesday, March 25, Baytown Police Department news release.
Anaya “Naya” Zachary, 14, was shot four times by a 13-year-old boy from her school at a playground outside an apartment complex in Baytown, Texas, at around 4 p.m. EST local time local news outlets ABC 13 and Fox 26 reported. Baytown is 26 miles east of Houston.
The 13-year-old suspect was charged with murder and placed into custody at the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center, per the news release. His identity has not been publicly revealed due to his age.
The two Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) students were involved in a verbal argument on a school bus. “Her and the little boy got into it on the bus, and he got off the bus, he went home, he came back, he went home again. Anaya came in and asked me, ‘Tia, can I go outside?’ ” Anaya’s godmother, Sonya Stanford, told KPRC 2.
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“He went home, put on all black, put on a black mask, and came back and called my baby’s name and he shot my baby four times,” Anaya’s godmother told KPRC 2.
“She tried to turn around and run and he shot her twice in the back and then when she fell, he shot her two more times,” her cousin Janet Zachery said, per ABC 13.
Authorities responded to a call reporting a shooting, and upon arrival, they found Anaya near the playground suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers immediately administered life-saving measures until medics arrived.
Anaya was transported to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased.
The Harris County Medical Examiner ruled her death a homicide, and noted she had two gunshot wounds in her torso and one in her right arm, according to documents
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