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The mother of a teenage girl who was fatally shot while sitting in a car on Valentine s Day believes the shooting was a road rage incident.
Police in Washington, D.C., responded to a call about a crash on Sunday night at about 9:30 p.m., arriving to find Cierra Young, 18, wounded on the ground from gunfire. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Cierra was rushed to a hospital, where she later died.
Investigators confirm the shooting took place outside of an apartment building in the Southeast section of the city.
Cierra s mother, LaShawn Young, spoke to WUSA, telling the station her child was shot once in the shoulder.
Tuesday night, her devastated mother demanded to know who shot her, a young woman with her whole life ahead of her, and why.
“I’m sad. You know, Cierra was a beautiful kid. She was always smiling and I’m going to miss that, you know,” Lashawn Young said.
Around 200 people mourned Young at the vigil, where they hugged through tears on the sidewalk at the intersection where she was shot.
“It was a total shock. I was praying that she would be OK, Leshawn Young said. But then I found out she wasn’t OK.
Young’s family said they believe she was the victim of road rage, but police said the murder is still under investigation.
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