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A teenage boy faces a murder charge in Houston after an alleged egg-throwing prank set off a chain of events that ended with a deadly vehicle crash, authorities announced.
Police allege that on Tuesday, a 14-year-old boy was driving two other teenagers in a tan GMC Arcadia when he disregarded a traffic signal and collided with a pickup truck, theHarris County Sheriff’s Officesaid in a news release Wednesday.
Police allege the that before the crash, the suspect and the other passengers were throwing eggs at passing cars when one car chased them, Gonzalez said in aseparate tweet.
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According to multiple reports, police said the driver who chased the teensflashed a semi-automatic handgun at them. That car was an older model gold or yellow Lincoln, with a white top and elbow rims, Gonzalez said.
Describing the victim, Gonzalez wrote on Twitter, “The deceased female was totally innocent; seems she had just gone shopping based on some debris strewn at scene.”
source: people.com
