# Gunshot that killed 14-year-old girl near Waterloo was not self-inflicted, sheriff says

**By:** Kim Bell | Post-Dispatch  
**Published:** 2025-07-24T12:01:00-05:00  
**Source:** [STLtoday.com](https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_21405df5-7b10-4fec-8fff-4b14379cee90.html)

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MONROE COUNTY — Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing said the gunshot that killed a 14-year-old girl this week near Waterloo was not self-inflicted.
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