(CBS)
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. Partygoers who saw a 15-year-old girl
fatally shot at a middle school graduation party used their camera
phones to record images of her as she lay dying, it was reported
Tuesday.
Brooke
Nicole McKinney was wounded at a home in the 24600 block of Freeport
Drive about 11:45 p.m. Saturday, and several people used camera phones
to record the scene as she lay dying in the driveway, The
Press-Enterprise reported.
A boy, who is believed to be 14 years old, was also shot. He survived, but police withheld his name.
So far, police have not identified the shooter.
McKinney, a student at Valley View High School, turned 15 last month and was at the party with some middle school friends.
Anyone with more information was asked to call detectives at (951) 486-6700.
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I wasn’t sure whether to post this.
CBS
TV in Los Angeles published a story of people at a middle school
graduation party who took camera phone photos of a 15 year old girl as
she lay dying.
A boy, believed to be 14 years old, also was shot at the party, but
he has survived. Police are still looking for the assailant.
Sign of the times
This is a very sad sign-of-the-times story. Perhaps partygoers also
photographed the girl with digital cameras. But it was camera phones
that were the “news hook.