Girl, 5, killed by stray bullet
Alish Corley sped away yesterday morning after someone started shooting along North Spangler Street in the city's Strawberry Mansion section. But she couldn't outrun the bullets, one of which tore into her car and through the heart of her 5-year-old daughter, Cashae.
Corley rushed Cashae to the firehouse at 26th and York Streets, where medics took her to Temple University Hospital. She was pronounced dead just before 11:15 a.m. "She was so full of life, and we lost her to the senseless violence that is everywhere in this city," said Tamika Carter, her aunt. "You get so tired hearing about kids being killed. Then it happens to you and feel what a tragedy it is."
No arrests had been made late yesterday, but at least two people were taken to the homicide unit for questioning. Late yesterday, police were guarding a house in the 2500 block of Spangler while a search warrant was sought. (rest of article here)
Why on earth do I keep hearing these stories? This is probably the 3rd or 4th time this year I have heard of little boys or girls being shot dead in our city streets. What is wrong with these people? It is so senseless, the violence, and all over things that are probably ridiculous to begin with-- money, reputation, or drugs.
It's no wonder that I stick to my side of town, but why should it have to be that way? What is wrong with the fabric of our society?
What a tragedy, and all over nothing.
link of the day: Girl 5, Shot Dead
wiki-link of the day: Strawberry Mansion Section, Philadelphia, PA
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There's probably a ton of these stories that you don't hear that much about as well. The one's where children are shot are the one's we hear most about.
The weird thing about Philadelphia when I visited, (and probably a lot of US cities) was that from street to street you could go from complete despondency to middle class to high society. No one ever seems to "go where they don't belong". It's a really bizarre phenonmenon coming from a suburban lifestyle where entire neighborhoods and towns are stratified by class. I guess i'll have to get used to it when I move up North soon.
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