Teenage Girl Who Sang At Obama Inauguration Gunned Down In Suspected Gang Attack
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Written by Elliott Batte
An American teenage girl who performed at Barack Obama’s recent inauguration was tragically gunned down this week, in what is believed to be a gang-related crime.
15 year-old Hadiya Pendleton sang alongside mates from Kings College Prep School at the celebratory ceremony earlier this month, which was in honour of Obama earning a second term as US President.
But, just over a week after the event, Pendleton was shot dead in a park, after a gunman - who mistook her and her group of friends for members of an opposing gang - lept over a fence and sprayed them with a shower of bullets, also injuring two males.
The Telegraph reports that White House spokesperson Jay Carney has said: “It's a terrible tragedy any time a young person is struck down with so much of their life ahead of them, and we see it far too often. And as the President has said, we will never be able to eradicate every act of evil in this country, but we – but if we can save any one child's life, we have an obligation to try when it comes to this scourge of gun violence.”
What do you think of the story? Let us know your opinions in the comment section below.
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
We don't run any advertising! Our editorial content is solely funded by lovely people like yourself using Stereoboard's listings when buying tickets for live events. To keep supporting us, next time you're looking for concert, festival, sport or theatre tickets, please search for "Stereoboard". It costs you nothing, you may find a better price than the usual outlets, and save yourself from waiting in an endless queue on Friday mornings as we list ALL available sellers!
