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CHICAGO (WLS) A woman who survived a shooting spree that left five others dead is speaking exclusively with ABC 7 about her terrifying encounter with a killer. The rampage unfolded last month across Chicago and Evanston. The suspect shot seven people - seemingly at random - before he was killed by police. Virginia McAllister, 81, says it s a miracle she s alive. She said she started her day on January 9 - the day of the deadly shooting spree - talking to her pastor and his wife. She said they gave her a blessing, and then she was off to buy a PowerBall ticket at a food mart nearby. She said she was about to leave the store when a gunman fired and a bullet hit her neck. ....
CHICAGO (WLS) Damia Smith, 15, fought for her life 24 days in the hospital, but died Tuesday, becoming the fifth victim of a Jan. 9 shooting rampage. She was happy, vibrant, friendly. She loved life, she really enjoyed life, said Tiffany Hammond, Damia s mother. She was a typical teen too. She loved to sleep in. The mother and daughter were in a vehicle together headed southbound on South Halsted Street near West 93rd Street when police say gunman Jason Nightengale went on a random shooting rampage from the Far South Side to Evanston. Police say he shot seven people before Evanston police killed him. Smith is the fifth to die. ....