Girl Dies After School Fight

Authorities were investigating the cause of death of an 11-year-old girl who died Friday night

By Jason Kandel
|  Saturday, Feb 25, 2012  |  Updated 9:27 PM PDT
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Girl Dies After School Fight

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No Cause of Death Yet for Girl Who Died Following Fight

Police in Long Beach are waiting for autopsy results on an 11-year-old girl who died just hours after being involved in an after-school fight with another girl.
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Homicide detectives were investigating an 11-year-old girl who died after a fight off campus in Long Beach.

Police got a call just before 6 p.m. Friday from a local hospital that a girl who was unconscious and not breathing had been brought into the emergency room by her family.

She was treated, taken into surgery, and then placed in intensive care unit in critical condition.

She died just before 9 p.m.

The official cause of death will be determined by the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office.

Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Hugo Cortes and Peter Lackovic at (562) 570-7244.

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Posted Feb 25, 2012
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