The teenage girl shot and killed days after performing at Obama's inauguration
By Ryu Spaeth | The Week 12 hours ago Hadiya Pendleton, all of 15 years old, was gunned down at a park in Chicago As Congress holds <http://theweek.com/article/index/239414/watch-gabrielle-giffordsnbspcalls-f or-gun-control> a much-anticipated hearing on gun control, there was a disturbing reminder that gun violence in America never takes a break. It's been reported <http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/teen-girl-who-performed-at-president s-inaugural-events-fatally-shot-on-chicagos-south-side/2013/01/30/82cbffbe-6 ae5-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_story.html> that Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old girl from Chicago, was gunned down on Tuesday, just days after she performed with her school band at President Obama's inauguration. Pendleton an honors <http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/01/29/15-year-old-girl-shot-and-killed-in- kenwood-neighborhood-park/> student, volleyball player, and majorette at King College Prep was shot at a park just blocks away from her school. According to reports, Pendleton was among 12 teenagers who had taken shelter from the rain under a canopy in Vivian Gordon Harsh Park. An unidentified gunman then jumped the park's fence and allegedly opened fire. In addition to Pendleton, who later died from her wounds, a teenage boy was shot and is currently in serious condition at the hospital. Details of the incident remain unclear, though initial reports suggest that Pendleton was not the primary target of the attack. Since the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, in December, more than 1,400 <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2012/12/gun_death_tal ly_every_american_gun_death_since_newtown_sandy_hook_shooting.html> people have been killed in gun violence across the country. Thé Mulindwas Communication Group "With Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kiiza Besigye Uganda is in anarchy" Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi "Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni na Dk. Kiiza Besigye Uganda ni katika machafuko"
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