12-year-old arrested in death of student hit with water bottle in alleged bullying

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime News12-year-old arrested in death of student hit with water bottle in alleged bullyingThe juvenile was taken into custody on Thursday on suspicion of murderOlga R. Rodriguez Friday 03 April 2026 22:32 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2951675To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/los-angeles-death-khimberly-zavaleta-bullying-b2951677.html","title":"12-year-old arrested in death of student hit with water bottle in alleged bullying"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-21968","index":0}Khimberly was in a hallway on the school’s campus when she was struck in the head with a metal water bottle while trying to help her older sister, (Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP via AP))The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news al...