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Seven-year-old girl shot dead at soccer practice

A seven-year-old girl has been shot dead at soccer practice after being hugged by a 'friend of her family'.

A seven-year-old girl has died in the US after being shot at soccer practice.

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The Detroit Free Press says Emma Watson Nowling was killed by a man who had recently stayed in her home.

Timothy Obeshaw shot Emma Watson Nowling and her mother outside the Taylor Sportsplex before killing himself, police say

Timothy Obeshaw, 57, was a friend of Emma’s Mum, Sharon Watson, and her partner.

He apparently suffered from mental problems, and recently told people that evil spirits were trying to control his thoughts.

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‘Emma and her mother had just gotten in the car to leave when Obeshaw shot them and then himself,’ the report says.

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