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Two teenage boys have been charged with the shooting death of 6-year-old Chicago girl Aliyah Shell.

STORY: SHE HAS A NAME: Aliyah Shell Shot Dead On Her Porch

Juan Barraza, 18, and a 16-year-old boy charged as an adult who police would not name, have been charged with murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm in the slaying of Aliyah.

Both teens are said to be affiliated with the Latin Kings street gang, police said.

Aliyah was killed Saturday afternoon after suffering multiple gunshot wounds as she sat in front of her home in the 3100 block of South Springfield Avenue about 3:30 p.m.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Aliyah was on her front porch with her mother, younger sister and a male when a pickup truck pulled up in front of the house and someone fired multiple shots out of the window, hitting Aliyah.

She was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, where she was later declared dead.

Police described members of the family as gang affiliated. Police are investigating whether the suspects were gunning for members of a rival gang, the Two-Sixers.

The Ogden District has seen a rash of shootings in recent weeks related to gang conflict.

Barraza, of the 2800 block of S. Christiana Avenue, and the 16-year-old were both expected to appear in bond court today.

As relatives and friends passed through the Springfield Avenue home, they walked past a lone pink stuffed bunny on the steps to the home. The Two Six gang uses a bunny with a bent ear as its symbol.

Aliyah’s memorial pink bunny had one ear flopped down.