HAMMOND - A teenager was arrested after killing another minor in an accidental shooting at a home in Tangipahoa Parish.

The Hammond Police Department said the shooting happened July 8 on Willow Street. Investigators believe the weapon went off by accident while it was being handled by a 14-year-old, fatally shooting a 13-year-old girl.

Posts on social media identified the victim as Dereon Reed. 

The 14-year-old was booked into the Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center for negligent homicide. 

Reed's school, Lucille Nesom Memorial, shared the news of her death Monday on Facebook, saying it is making counselors and other resources available on campus.

It's the third death of a child that the small community has suffered in recent months. Back in April, two siblings  both students at Lucille Nesom — drowned in a pond in their Independence neighborhood.