A girl in the United States was hit in the head by a bullet from a window in her home in the suburbs of Chicago. She has now died in the hospital.
The Cook County Forensic Medical Office confirmed that the girl who was shot, Kentavia Blackful (Kentavia Blackful) died late on Tuesday, which happened to be her 12th birthday.
On Monday night, the girl Blackfall was sitting in front of the computer in the living room at home. The accident happened at this seemingly peaceful moment. A stray bullet broke the window and hit her thin body.
According to media reports, Blackfall was still a sixth-grade elementary school student. Before she was hit by a bullet, she was busy preparing invitations to a birthday party.
Blackfall’s family told the media that Blackfall was preparing for her birthday party and bought a new set of clothes for the birthday event. When the
shooting occurred, the girl's grandfather, Dennis Hunt, saw two men walking near the home outside the porch.
Suddenly, a stray bullet flew into the house and hit Blackfall who was sitting by the window. The little girl was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition.
Despite the doctor's best efforts, she died at 10 pm the next day, 25 hours after she was shot.
Blackfall’s other grandfather, Kenneth Downer, told the media that the little girl was surrounded by her family when she died.
"It's really sad, but she doesn't have to suffer anymore. We know she is in a better place."
At the same time, a former teacher from Blackfall expressed condolences to the sixth grader. He said she Is an excellent student.
"She is a very straightforward student, she is the president of the student union, or a member of the basketball team." Blackfall's former teacher Karin Matthews told the media. After the
shooting, Mayor Harvey promised to increase patrols in the southern suburbs of Chicago.
"I don't know how this kind of thing happened, but I know there is one thing we can do." Mayor Christopher Clark said: "To be honest, when something like this happens, it will Go straight into everyone's heart."
As of now, no one has been arrested for this shooting, and the police are continuing their investigation.
In recent years, more and more children have been accidentally shot by shooting like Blackfall. On the evening of August 30, a shooting incident occurred at an inter-school ball game held in Mobile, Alabama, USA. The incident resulted in 10 injuries, 5 of whom were seriously injured, all of whom were 15 to 18 years old. -Year-old teenager. On September 14th, a shooting incident occurred in Texas, the United States. At a youth football match, parents had a dispute. One of the parents’ children pulled out a pistol and shot, causing a woman to be injured in the leg and a girl to the back. Bullet scrapes.
