The teenager was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of tampering with evidence, and two counts of assault on a police officer.

Brown was also arrested and charged with making a firearm accessible to a minor resulting in death.

The 13-year-old victim has also not been identified. Family members held a vigil for her on Sunday night, and a march is being planned for Tuesday, her family told the Santa Fe New Mexican.

This is not the first case a minor using a parent’s firearm this year.

In January, a six-year-old child in Newport News, Virginia brought his mother’s handgun to school, where he used it to shoot and injure his first grade teacher.

The child’s mother, Deja Taylor, has since been charged with felony child neglect. The six-year-old was deemed to young to understand the legal system.

In March, a three-year-old girl in Texas got ahold of her parent’s unsecured handgun while playing unsupervised. She used to it to accidentally kill her four-year-old sister.

In July, a three-year-old in California accidentally go ahold of their parent’s gun, which they then used to shoot and kill their one-year-old sibling.

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