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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.

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.

‘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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