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Girl Who Performed At Obama's Inauguration Shot Dead In Chicago |
2013-01-31 |
[OSUNDEFENDER.ORG] A 15-year-old girl who performed at President Obama's inauguration last week was shot dead Tuesday while hanging out with friends in bullet-scarred Chicago. Hadiya Pendleton was standing under a canopy in Vivian Gordon Harsh Park when a gunman ran down an alley, opened fire at the group and fled in a white car, police said. Pendleton was shot in the back but managed to run about a block before she collapsed, officer Laura Kubiak said. She died at the hospital. A 16-year-old boy was wounded in the 2:20 p.m. incident. Police said Pendleton, who had no criminal record, was probably not the intended target. Friends of the young majorette described her as a bubbly, well-liked student. "She was always smiling and laughing," said Tyler Genovesi, 14. "She was just a really nice person. ... There's a lot of people crying in school today. It's very sad. The band is playing for her right now." On Twitter, Pendleton's schoolmates were decrying the loss of innocent life. "You are more than loved and missed," one wrote. "Your laugh smile and silly happy personality has made my day more times than I can remember. Nobody deserves this, especially not you." The shooting happened in an upscale neighborhood where residents were shocked. "I was torn apart," said Robin Hollis, who lives across the street from the park. "I cried when I heard about it." Pendleton's murder was one of three shooting deaths in the city on Tuesday. More than 40 people have been shot dead in Chicago since the beginning of the year. The city leads the nation in guns seized by police. |
Posted by:Fred |
#7 He'll get re-elected. It is the Chicago way. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2013-01-31 19:43 |
#6 Rahm wept... but not for the victims, for his once shiney political future which is bleeding out daily |
Posted by: Griter Crart8496 2013-01-31 17:15 |
#5 The car is described, but not the gunman? PONA? |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-01-31 16:50 |
#4 Could have been a random act where some young gang-banger wanna-be was "making his bones." |
Posted by: JohnQC 2013-01-31 10:26 |
#3 Well, then they must be smarted than politicians! That's a mighty low bar you set Bobby. |
Posted by: AlanC 2013-01-31 07:03 |
#2 fled in a white car So when will the governement take up the cause of limiting or restricting white cars? Maybe they should be licensed, so they could be used to track down the perpetrators/owners? What? Criminals steal the cars so they can't be traced? Well, then they must be smarted than politicians! |
Posted by: Bobby 2013-01-31 06:16 |
#1 He's not really against all guns---only guns that may be used against his tax collectors. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-01-31 02:20 |