16-year-old girl dies after assault in high school bathroom

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Police in Wilmington, Delaware, say a 16-year-old girl died Thursday morning after being assaulted inside a bathroom at her high school.

"My heart bleeds for the family," Mayor Dennis Williams said during a press conference. "Things like this shouldn't happen." Police Chief Bobby Cummings said the exact cause of death has not been confirmed, and Howard is not known to be a violent school. "Our entire city is shaken by the loss of this child's life, but in this moment we should all come together to work collectively to address the serious needs of our youth," Williams said. "As a community, I know that our strength comes from the commitment that we all have to support our children."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.