FacebookA 16-year-old Indiana girl once hailed a hero for helping save two children from drowning in an icy reservoir died after she was mysteriously shot late Sunday, authorities said.
Aubrey Peters was bleeding from a bullet wound to her chest when cops arrived to the River Run Place home in Noblesville about 11:20 p.m., the Indianapolis Star reported.
Medics rushed the wounded teen to St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, but she could not be saved.
Police told the newspaper that they arrested Jacob McDaniel after questioning the 20-year-old and three other people who were inside the home at the time of the shooting.
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It was not clear what allegedly prompted McDaniel - who was charged with criminal recklessness and pointing a firearm - to fire the round into Peters' torso. Police did not reveal the relationship between the two.
Hamilton County Sheriff's OfficeMcDaniel was waiting Monday to be arraigned.
Peters was one of six people to be honored with the Red Cross Hall of Fame Award from the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis in 2011.
The year before, the teen and her grandparents helped rescue two young sisters who fell into the frigid water of a reservoir behind their home.
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Peters was outside with friends when she heard the two girls - Jessica Moore, then 7, and her then-4-year-old sister, Sydney - call for help.
She ran over and spotted the children, who lived next door, trying to stay afloat near a dock.
WRTV'It was terrifying,' Peters told WISH-TV after the daring rescue. 'I mean it was like watching someone die, and I hated it.'
Peters ran inside and got her grandparents before she dialed 911.
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Jessica managed to crawl out of the water on her own, but Peters' grandmother, Joyce, jumped into the reservoir to get the younger sister.
Joyce Peters' husband, Randy, performed CPR on Sydney for about 12 minutes before emergency workers arrived, saving the girl's life.
The children made a full recovery.
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