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Boy, 14, arrested in Indianapolis mother's shooting death

INDIANAPOLIS - A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on a preliminary charge of murder in the shooting death of an 18-year-old woman in Indianapolis.

The victim was identified at Kayla Goggins of Indianapolis. Police said they responded to a report of a large fight at about 11 o'clock Friday night.

When officers arrived they found Goggins unresponsive after she had been shot in the chest. She died of her wounds.

Police said the 14-year-old was detained on Saturday evening without incident. He was arrested as a juvenile.

According to CBS affiliate WTTV, authorities believe the fight stemmed from a disagreement that originated on social media months ago.

The station reports Goggins had a nine-month-old son.

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