Funeral services for Rasheedah Evans, a victim of celebratory gunfire on July 4th were held today in Atlanta. Evans was sitting on the couch in her home in College Park, GA when a bullet fired in celebration of the 4th of July went through the wall of her home and hit her in the head, killing her. She was an honors student and a Beta Club member with a bright feature ahead of her.
Her neighbor, Marcel Smith 23, has turned himself into police and is charged with involuntary manslaughter. He had no previous criminal record.
Even though people are warned against celebratory gunfire after an incident on New Year's Eve five years ago when a 4 year old boy was killed in church by a stray bullet, incidents continue.
Our pervasive gun culture is killing us. American exceptionalism indeed. It breaks my heart.
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