Female teen dead in Casper shooting

Casper police are currently conducting an active investigation in the Casper neighborhood after a juvenile female was shot early Tuesday morning, the Casper Police Department announced.

“The parties involved are in custody and witnesses are being interviewed by investigators,” the agency’s statement Tuesday morning said, adding that this was an isolated incident and there is currently no threat to the community.

The agency is asking people to avoid the area of ​​Whispering Springs Road and Gila Bend, where the investigation was ongoing Tuesday morning. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Casper PD’s non-emergency number: 307-235-8278.

Those wishing to remain anonymous can submit information through Crime Stoppers of Central Wyoming at www.crime-stoppers.com or by calling (307) 577-8477.

Clair McFarland can be contacted at [email protected].