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New details revealed about shooting at Independence High School sparks outrage

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A family's grief turned into outrage inside a Kern County courtroom Wednesday as prosecutors described the horrifying final moments before 17-year-old Levi Brown was murdered during Friday's Independence High School football game.

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    Coroner ID's 17-year-old shot in Independence HS shooting (opens KGET Bakersfield)

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    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Kern County Coroner's Office has identified the 17-year-old boy who was shot during a football game at Independence High School Friday. Levi Jermaine Carter Brown was identified as the boy who was shot and killed.

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    'This is deeper than my son': Family of Bakersfield teen fatally shot at Independence HS mourns loss (opens KGET Bakersfield)

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    While most parents are adjusting to back-to-school season and planning their children's future, the family of 17-year-old Levi Brown is arranging a funeral after he was fatally shot during a high school football game.

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    Levi Brown’s shooting death highlights Bakersfield’s history of teen gang violence (opens KGET Bakersfield)

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    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- After 17-year-old Levi Brown was shot and killed Friday night, Bakersfield police arrested six others, three under 18, who may have been preparing a retaliatory attack. One of them answered to charges in court Tuesday.

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    Independence HS alleged shooter has extensive criminal history, charged with first-degree murder (opens KGET Bakersfield)

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    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Days after 17-year-old Levi Brown was shot and killed by another teenager, his killer went before a Kern County judge in juvenile court. The teenager accused of shooting Brown in the chest and killing him at a football game at Independence High School last Friday night,…

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    New details revealed about shooting at Independence High School sparks outrage (opens KGET Bakersfield)

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    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A family's grief turned into outrage inside a Kern County courtroom Wednesday as prosecutors described the horrifying final moments before 17-year-old Levi Brown was murdered during Friday's Independence High School football game.

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