The shooting happened just after 11 p.m. Sunday inside a home on the 700 block of West Earl Drive.
Investigators say the girl was at the house when someone opened fire.
She was struck by a bullet and later died, officials say.
Police are still trying to find out exactly who was the intended target of the shooting.
They're asking any neighbors with home surveillance video to contact detectives.
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