PHOTOS: Girl, 16, gunned down in East Lake

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PHOTOS: Girl, 16, gunned down in East Lake

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, Atlanta police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, Atlanta police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, Atlanta police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, Atlanta police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, Atlanta police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, Atlanta police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, Atlanta police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, Atlanta police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, Atlanta police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, Atlanta police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, Atlanta police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, Atlanta police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, Atlanta police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

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A 16-year-old girl was shot in the chest and killed Thurs., July 9, 2015, in the 600 block of Greenhaven Dr. SE, police said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

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