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Mar. 16, 2025

14-Year-Old Girl Killed by Stray Bullet in Department Store Dressing Room During Police Shooting

The Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement on Thursday that authorities were pursuing the suspect of a possible shooting earlier in the day when the officer-involved incident occurred. “I am profoundly sorry for the loss of this young girl’s life and I know there are no words that can relieve the unimaginable pain for the family,” Moore said. “My commitment is to conduct a thorough, complete and transparent investigation into the circumstances that led up to this tragedy and provide the family and public with as much information as possible.

Mar. 16, 2025

14-Year-Old Girl with Rare Genetic Disorder Gets to Attend Her First-Ever Concert, Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour'

Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Jamie Gooden/Instagram A Tennessee teen with a rare genetic disorder is finally getting to see her favorite musician:Taylor Swift. Nora Gooden, a 14-year-old from Knoxville, is set to attend her first concert ever, Swift’s long-awaitedEras Tour.Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, she uses a wheelchair and requires breathing assistance. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)is a rare genetic disorder that attacks motor neurons and weakens the voluntary muscles used for crawling, walking, head and neck control and swallowing.

Mar. 16, 2025

14-Year-Old Houston Boy Dies Weeks After Suffering Brain Injury During Football Game

Photo:Perfect Game Perfect Game A 14-year-old athlete from Houston died three weeks after suffering a brain injury while playing in a football game. Cain Lee, a middle-school student at Lutheran South Academy, was injured during a Southwest Football League game on Oct. 11,according to theHouston Chronicle. Lee died at Texas Children’s Hospital on Oct. 30 after nearly three weeks in a coma, the outlet reported. “Never would you hear about Cain telling you about anything he did,” Lee’s baseball coach Darrin Forse told theChronicle.

Mar. 16, 2025

14-Year-Old Kansas Runaway Fatally Shoots Herself in Front of Deputy After Refusing to Return Home

Jaylee Chillson, 14-year-old Kansas runaway.Photo:nsrfh.com nsrfh.com A 14-year-old girl fatally shot herself in front of a local deputy sheriff, on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 16. Jaylee Chillson was attending an outdoor party in Aurora, Kansas, after she ran away from her home earlier that day. Once the deputy got a hold of the girl, he tried to convince her to return home, but she then drew a firearm and fatally shot herself.

Mar. 16, 2025

14-Year-Old Model with Down Syndrome to Be Featured on Billboard in Times Square: 'I Did It!'

Isabella Hass.Photo: Elliston Lutz Isabella Hass may be young, but she’s used to accomplishing whatever she sets her mind to. So it’s no surprise that the 14-year-old was selected as one of 500 faces to be featured in the National Down Syndrome Society’s annual Times Square Video presentation. “I’m happy,” Isabella, of Westlake Village, California, tells PEOPLE. “I did it!” The one-hour video, which is set to display on two Jumbotron screens in New York City on Saturday, will include hundreds of photographs of children, teens and adults withDown syndromefrom all 50 states.