She was hanging out with about 10 friends after exams. As she was standing under a shelter to get out of the rain, an unidentified male jumped a fence and ran toward her group, firing at them. Hadiya was struck in the back, while another boy was hit in the leg. The shooter then jumped into a car and sped off.
Hadiya and another teen ran but she collapsed a block away. Gang members were at the park where Hadiya was killed but she was not a gang member. It is believed that Hadiya was an unintended target in this shooting.
Hadiya was an honor student at Chicago’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School.
She was a majorette in the school's marching band which performed at President Obama's inaugural events in Washington D.C. last week.
She was a majorette in the school's marching band which performed at President Obama's inaugural events in Washington D.C. last week.
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| Father, place Hadiya on the stairway to Heaven. |
Family members describe Hadiya as an angel.
She is also described as a great student and well-liked. She had an interest in attending Northwestern University and had an interest in pharmacy and in journalism.
Hadiya is survived by many loving friends and relatives including her mother, her father, Nate Pendleton, and her 10 year old brother, Nathaniel Pendleton.
God save us from the Lost Ones who stalk the Earth stealing away life. Amen.
Let us pray that Hadiya Pendleton is in heaven. Let us pray that she is at peace and is with God. Amen.
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