The 15-year-old girl who police say admitted that she shot her mother in the back of the head is expected to be charged as an adult.
Karen Moore, a first sergeant and recruiter in the U.S. Army, was found dead in her Braselton home Thursday, but investigators believe she was killed Wednesday evening.
Moore's daughter initially told police her mother had committed suicide, but later changed her story. The daughter, whose name has not been released because of her age, is being held in the Gwinnett County youth detention center and will be charged as an adult, Channel 2 Action News reported.
The teen was denied bond at a court appearance Monday, Channel 2 reported.
Moore's husband and son, both Army reservists, were stationed in Alabama and not at the home at the time of the shooting. The girl told police she had argued with her mother about her involvement with a 17-year-old friend, police said.
The teens allegedly admitted they had sex sometime in the night after the 15-year-old allegedly shot her mother. The 17-year-old was charged with statutory rape.
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