North Little Rock police said Friday they were seeking Tahmarcus Deshon Stewart, 17, of North Little Rock, on a first-degree murder warrant in the shooting death of Arianna Staggers, 13, of North Little Rock.

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Police have released few details about the shooting except to say that the child was found dead about 5:30 p.m. Monday inside a residence at 1113 Healy Street in the Rose City area.

A Facebook post from the victim’s great-grandmother sheds a little more light on what occurred.

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