Teen Accused of Shooting Ex for Not Taking Her Calls in Case of 'Love Gone Bad,' Judge Says

CHICAGO, IL — A 16-year-old is being charged as an adult after she was accused of shooting her ex-boyfriend because he refused to accept her calls, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Katrina Harris, a Proviso West student, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated domestic battery, the report stated. She is being held on $600,000 bail Thursday, the report added.

In setting bail for Harris, the Tribune reports, Cook County Judge Maria Kuriakos Ciesel said, "Obviously, it's love gone bad. … It's by the grace of God that [the victim is] still alive, and that's why you're facing these charges."

According to prosecutors, Harris and the victim, 17, had been dating since junior high school, and Harris became upset when the victim stopped responding to repeated calls and texts for weeks, the report stated. On Nov. 8, another person answered the victim's phone, and Harris allegedly told that person she was going to shoot the victim, the report added.

The next day, Harris allegedly waited for the victim to return from school at 3:30 p.m., according to the report. In the 600 block of South Karlov Avenue, Harris allegedly pulled a gun on the victim and shot him in the stomach, the report stated.

The victim was treated for a gunshot wound at Mount Sinai Hospital after a witness drove him to the medical center, the Tribune reports.

Investigators found a .40-caliber shell casing and Harris' Michael Kors purse with her JC Penney work ID inside at the shooting scene, the report added.

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