A family is mourning the loss of one of their own after a random shooting in Chicago. The Chicago Tribune reports nine-year-old Chastity Turner was shot Wednesday night while washing the family's pit bull terriers with her father at the Englewood apartment building . Witnesses said a light green van approached the area around 7pm and began firing. Chastity's father and and his two friends were also shot, but not killed. Police recovered the van used in the shooting, but have not located the shooter(s).
Even though this description highlights the main points of the shooting, the story itself is a touching reminder of the impact a death like this has on family member and a community. The lead is a good, shocking alternative lead. It starts the story from the grandmother's thoughts of young children being shot, and hits the reader with the realization it was her granddaughter that was taken. It also includes a quote, which is short, precise, and adds impact to the story.
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