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Two Florida teens shot and killed by friend playing with gun, reports say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ A 14-year-old and a 15-year-old were fatally shot inside a southwest Miami-Dade home by a friend who was playing with a gun, according to news accounts.

The shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. Monday in the area of West Mowry Drive and 17th Terrace near Homestead.

The two teens were visiting the home of a friend who was playing with a gun when it went off, officials told WSVN-Ch. 7.

One bullet killed both teenagers, Miami-Dade Police Detective Alvara Zabaleta told WPLG-Ch. 10.

A 15-year-old was taken into police custody after the shooting, the news reports said.

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