South Carolina Girl Commits Suicide and Her Family Blames Bullying

At least 13 people have been injured and 2 are missing and presumed dead after two boats collided on the Colorado River at the Moabi Regional Park on the border between California and Arizona on Sep. 1. (Michael Gil [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)

An 11-year-old girl reportedly shot herself after she was bullied at school in South Carolina, her family told local media outlets this week.

Toni Rivers, the girl, shot herself with a small-caliber rifle. Deputies found the girl after Toni’s 14-year-old sister called 911 Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 1, the Hampton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to WYFF.