A young Philadelphia woman was shot 10 times and killed by her ex-boyfriend near a SEPTA station hours after filing a protection of abuse order, officials say. LeahUko spoke with the victim's loved ones who gathered for a candlelight vigil:
“I’m just going to miss her smile, her voice. I’m just going to miss her,” Garcia’s mother, Roseanne Morrison, told NBC10. “Everything about my baby.”
On Nov. 8, Garcia, 20, was on her way to work at a Target store. Garcia was on Broad and Ellsworth streets near the Ellsworth-Federal SEPTA station shortly before 8 a.m. when a gunman opened fire. Garcia was shot ten times. Responding SEPTA police officers found her lying on the ground and suffering from several gunshot wounds to her chest and stomach. She was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where she was pronounced dead at 8:26 a.m. that morning. Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
The officers spotted the gunman fleeing the scene and ran after him, investigators said. A SEPTA officer pulled out a weapon and fired, shooting the suspect in the leg. The suspect was taken to Jefferson University Hospital where he was placed in stable condition.Garcia had just filed a protection of abuse order against Burney hours before her death, KYW reported.
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