Girl who performed for Obama shot dead in Chicago
January 31, 2013  01:50
AFP reports: A 15-year-old girl who performed at President Barack Obama's inauguration last week was shot dead in Chicago by a gunman who opened fire on a group of kids hanging out in a park, police said today.

"It is believed that the offender mistook the group for gang members and fired at them," Chicago police office Laura Kubiak told AFP.

Hadiya Pendleton -- described by a relative as a 'walking angel' -- was sheltering from the rain under a canopy with about 10 or 12 other teenagers yesterday when the gunman leaped over a fence, opened fire and then jumped into a getaway car at 2:30 pm.
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