A 14-year-old girl was arrested and charged in the March murder of a California woman who was the daughter of an activist who advocated for victims of human trafficking.
The unidentified teen was named the suspect in the March 21 shooting death of Kendra Reana McIntyre, 20, who was gunned down while walking in a part of South Los Angeles known for sex work and human trafficking, KFSN reported.
Investigators said McIntyre was herself a victim of human trafficking, according to the outlet.
McIntyre was shot while walking near the southeast corner of 70th Street and Figueroa Street on March 21 at around 4:20 a.m., the LAPD said in a press release Tuesday.
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McIntyre was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The 20-year-old’s mother, Debra Rush is the co-founder and CEO of Breaking the Chains, a non-profit located in Fresno that runs a safe house aimed to “break the chains of human trafficking” for survivors.