14 year old Colorado girl mistakenly shot by step father and dies of injuries

A Colorado teen is dead after her step-father said he mistook her for a burglar and he shot her dead outside of the home. From an article about the incident:

A 14-year-old girl mistaken for a burglar was fatally shot by her stepfather Monday at their residence in northeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs police said.

According to a statement from police spokesman Larry Herbert, the shooting happened just before 6 a.m. on the 4000 block of Ascendant Drive, off North Carefree Circle and Peterson Road.

"The initial call came in as a burglary-in-progress," Herbert said.

The girl was taken to an area hospital where she died of gunshot wounds.