Missouri teen girl shot and killed at home, and now 3 friends face charges

A Missouri teen was shot dead and left inside her home for hours before her mother returned and discovered her body, leading to criminal charges against three juveniles, authorities said.Deputies responded Saturday afternoon to a home on Tower Road near Hillsboro, about 45 minutes southwest of St. Louis, where they found 16-year-old Gabbriana Boyster with a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

Investigators believe she was shot Friday evening while three juveniles who knew her were inside the home.One suspect has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, unlawful use of a weapon resulting in death, armed criminal action and abandonment of a corpse, according to the Jefferson County Juvenile Office. Two others were each charged with abandonment of a corpse and later released.

Authorities have not identified the suspects because they are minors.MISSOURI MOM OF 5 FATALLY SHOT WHILE BUYING SLUSHIES WITH CHILDREN; POLICE SEARCH FOR GUNMANBoyster's mother, Candy G'Sell, was away when the shooting happened, according to the sheriff's office. She told KSDK the last conversation she had with her daughter came Friday night."

She told me she was staying home. I told her to lock the door," G'Sell told the outlet.When G'Sell returned home Saturday afternoon, she found her daughter's body and called 911, according to the sheriff's office.

Paramedics pronounced the teen dead at the scene.POLICE IDENTIFY TWO TEEN SUSPECTS AFTER PENN STATE STUDENT SHOT DEAD OVER STOLEN PHONE"I walked in the room and she was laying there ... sitting up," G'Sell said.

"In the blink of an eye, you know. She didn't deserve that."Investigators have not said what led to the shooting, though they say Boyster and the three suspects knew one another.

G'Sell told the outlet that the boys were all friends of her daughter."It's not a game. Guns are not toys," G'Sell said.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office spokesman Grant Bissell said the case has left multiple families