This middle-schooler 'knew how to be a best friend to everybody.' Then gunfire erupted while she was out to buy milk

It’s been almost nine months since Brexi Torres-Ortiz and her mom sang together – hitting every note, feeling every emotion with every word of a gospel tune that happened to be the 11-year-old’s favorite song.

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