11-Year-Old Wash. Girl Is Allegedly Killed by Her Brother, Who Then Shoots Himself: Police

Memorial for Lilly Stolworthy.Photo:KREM 2 News/Youtube

KREM 2 News/Youtube

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a female in the middle of the road Sunday afternoon. The girl was taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries, police say.

The girl’s adult sibling was found slumped over in a car with a pistol in his hand not long after, police say. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, though it is not immediately clear what his present condition is.KHQ, citing his mother, reported that he has officially been declared dead, though he is on life support to make organ arrangements, whileKXLYreported he was not expected to survive. A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to a call from PEOPLE.

KREM report

The siblings’ mother, Darel Stolworthy, told KHQ Lilly had bipolar disorder and struggled with mental health.

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A memorial for Lilly was held and drew over 100 people to celebrate her life, according toThe Spokesman-Review. At the memorial Darel spoke to the crowd.

“As I look out around to all these faces that were a part of Lilly’s life, it brings me joy,” she said.

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source: people.com