Christine Michael, a 17-year-old high school student and president of her class, was fatally shot on Feb. 10 while she was returning from a basketball game in Tennessee.
Just minutes after Sayreville police received a 911 call reporting a shooting, a shadowy figure appeared running on surveillance video nearby.was fatally shot on Feb. 10 while driving home from a basketball game with friends.
Christine Michael reportedly had a 4.0 GPA and was class president at Haywood High School in Brownsville — about an hour from Memphis, FOX 13 reported, citing Michael's family members.first-degree murder in connection with the incident. They are both being held without bond, and authorities are seeking three additional charges against each individual.
"The incident that took the life of Christine Michael Friday night will forever change the lives of a great many people," Haywood Sheriff Billy Garrett Jr. said in a Feb. 12 Facebook post. "Our heartfelt condolences go out to the Michael family during this extremely difficult time, and we want to support and uplift them as they work through the pain that this tragedy has brought to their family.
The girl was returning to Brownsville on Highway 19 from Ripley, where she had been watching a high school basketball game, in a vehicle with friends when"someone suddenly started shooting at them," Garrett said in a Feb. 11 statement posted to Facebook.
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