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Sisters, 15 and 11, Charged in Killing of 16-Year-Old Brother

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A 15-year-old girl and her 11-year-old sister have been arrested in Florida and charged with the murder of their 16-year-old brother, authorities said Tuesday.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said that Misty “Ariel” Kornegay, 15, grabbed a handgun from her parents’ bedroom and fatally shot her brother, 16, sometime before 10 p.m. Monday in the living room of their home, and that Ariel’s sister, 11-year-old Nicole Kornegay, helped in the crime.

Ariel was arrested and charged Monday, and her 11-year-old sister was arrested Tuesday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said. Both are charged with premeditated murder …

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