A 14-year-old boy was arrested in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old girl in the Bronx.

Officers responded to a report of a female shot near Home Street and Tinton Avenue in the Bronx around 5:05 p.m. Monday, according to a police spokesperson. 

The victim, Evette Jeffrey, was found “unconscious and unresponsive” with a gunshot wound to the head. 

She was later pronounced dead.

The suspect was arrested Tuesday morning as he tried to enter a taxi and initially attempted to flee, according to Kenny. 

The teen was reportedly arrested without further incident. 

Jeffrey was reportedly shot near Bronx Latin Intermediate School in Morrisania. (WNYW)

The teen was charged with two counts each of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count each of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree attempted murder, police confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Police are also searching for the 12-year-old who allegedly provided the gun to the suspect, according to FOX 5.