Man Shot 14-Year-Old in Back of Head as She Was Playing Hide-and-Seek

Officials reported that a Louisiana man has been taken into custody on suspicion of shooting a 14-year-old girl while she played hide-and-seek on his property.

According to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a shooting at a home in Starks, situated near the Louisiana-Texas border, early Sunday morning.

On the premises of David Van Doyle, 58, the authorities found a 14-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to the back of her head. Further investigation showed that several minors, identified by the sheriff’s office as neighbors, were playing hide-and-seek in the vicinity and hiding on Doyle’s property.