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Gang Gunplay Kills Mom Protecting Kid as She Leaves Bronx Laundry
23 September 2009
Daily News (New York)
She was the most innocent of victims — and died protecting her little boy.
A single mom was struck and killed by a stray bullet Tuesday when she walked out of a Bronx laundermat, smack into the crossfire of a gang gunfight, police said.
Aisha Santiago, 25, was hit in the chest as she attempted to take cover with her 9-year-old son on the doorstep of her building on E.146th St. in Mott Haven shortly before 3:30 p.m.
"She died defending her boy," said Santiago's... (GunPolicy.org)