Call For Donations For Unintended Teenage Shooting Victim
505 views · Published 25 July 2012 · 2:58 · Indexed 23 October 2026
Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics
A community rallies around a young victim of a drive-by shooting. Tuesday was a community-wide call to action. Olivet Baptist Church and "The Future Is Ours gang task force" are joining forces, and asking for donations for Keoshia Ford and her family.In March of this year, the 13-year-old was shot in the head during a block party on Bennett Avenue.Police say it was a gang-related drive-by shooting, and Keoshia was the unintended victim.Her family and nurses now provide around-the-clock medical care at her home here in Chattanooga."This is everybody's problem, so what we're asking for is for every pastor, every preacher, every minister in the chattanooga area to get involved only to the extent they can, get their congregation and help provide for some of the needs of this family," said Boyd Patterson with the Gang Task Force.If you'd like to make a donation, here is a list of supplies needed:Toilet PaperHand SoapPaper TowelsBath TowelsTrash BagsPeroxideToothettesBottled WaterLaundry DetergentSaline BulletsQ-tipsWipes4x4 Split GauzeHand SanitizerA
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