Texas – In a deeply disturbing incident in Texas that has drawn nationwide attention, a 14-year-old girl, identified as A. Zachary, was fatally shot by a 13-year-old classmate she was not getting along with outside an apartment complex. The tragic event occurred shortly after a dispute on the way home from school, casting a long shadow over the community and sparking a conversation about youth violence and gun access.
On the afternoon of March 21, Zachary was playing at a playground near the apartment complex when the unthinkable happened. According to reports, Zachary was shot four times around 4 p.m., just minutes after getting off her school bus, where she and the shooter, a fellow student from the middle school they both attended, had argued. Despite being rushed to the hospital, Zachary was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
According to community members, Zachary was sleeping in a laundry room when a woman, identified as S. Stanford, took her in and lived with the child for over a year. That same woman, who introduced herself as Zachary’s godmother, recounted the harrowing details to local media, stating that the shooter had changed into all-black clothing and a black mask after the bus altercation, before returning to the playground to commit the act. “He called my baby’s name and he shot my baby four times,” Stanford said, overwhelmed with grief. Her description paints a chilling picture of a dispute that escalated far beyond what anyone could have anticipated…