A schoolgirl was killed by a stray bullet when he was sitting in his house in Illinois and planning a party for 12th birthday.
According to representatives of the local police Department, on Monday evening, 11-year-old Centavia Blackpool was sitting at my computer in my room in Harvey, a southern suburb of Chicago (Illinois) planned the upcoming party at birthday when a stray bullet pierced the window and hit the head of the grader.
Kentavia Blackful turned 12 today. Her birthday skating party was supposed to be today, but it’s been cancelled. Instead, she’s in intensive care at Christ after being shot in the head in her Harvey home Mon. night. The family was watching the Bears game when bullets entered. pic.twitter.com/AChfiuaEWp
— Courtney Gousman (@cgousman) September 24, 2019
As told by family members of the girl, the tragedy occurred at about 21 hours in the evening when the family watched a football game «the Bears» in the living room.
On Tuesday, his 12th birthday, Centavia died in Christ Hospital, said the medical examiner’s office in cook County.
Vigil held for #KentaviaBlackful, honor roll student who died on 12th birthday after she was hit by stray bullet in Harvey home: https://t.co/iL6UCkzjjz pic.twitter.com/GUzdqRD8H1
— Eric Horng (@EricHorngABC7) September 26, 2019
A family cannot recover from the tragedy.
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«It’s terrible that we even house can’t be too safe. Children can’t be safe,» said the grandmother of the dead girl, Brett Blackpool.
According to my grandfather Centavia, Dennis hunt, in the evening, he saw two men in black hoodies at the house for a few seconds before shots rang out.
«They looked at me, then walked and turned around. And soon I heard the shots. I am angry, angry because there was something, it seemed, could never happen!», — the man said.
Harvey police are looking for suspects, but no one arrested. The officers are asking anyone with any information about the incident as possible notify the police in any convenient way.
