Gunfire took their son at 20. Now it takes his daughter, 12 [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Gunfire took their son at 20. Now it takes his daughter, 12
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN
April 23, 2023
Janet Rice headed to the hospital Thursday night as she routinely does when tragedy befalls her community. A barrage of gunfire had injured several young people, including a 12-year-old girl struck in the head by a stray bullet.
While en route, Rice’s phone rang. She pulled over.
The young girl in a Connecticut hospital fighting for her life was her granddaughter -- the child of the son Rice lost to gun violence more than a decade earlier.
Having a son gunned down brought sorrow and despair to their family. Now a granddaughter had perished, too.
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The seventh grader was the seventh homicide this year in Hartford, a city — like other urban areas — struggling to contain gun violence. Last year, there were 39 homicides in Hartford — up from 34 the year before, most committed with a gun.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-hartford-secret-pierce-74173049450d4915c71a25dc1b0c9f5c
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