Vigil Held For 12 Year Old Girl Killed in Springfield
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Channel: Dayton 24/7 Now · 2012 · News & Politics
SPRINGFIELD -- Through music and a lot of hugging, people in a tight-knit Springfield neighborhood remember a 12 year old girl taken much too soon."She didn't deserve to go like this," said Curtis Clemons, the Step-Dad.Kayla Mongold's parents clung tightly to their daughter's picture. It's a loss so unbearable, so unfair. She was killed while walking down North Murray Street with a friend."She was very outspoken, very kind. She'd do anything for anybody. She'd give you the shirt off her back if she could," said Clemons.Kayla liked sports, especially bowling and she loved her friends and family.Her parents share what they'll remember most about her."Her sense of humor," said her mother, Gloria Mongold.Clemons adds, "Her outlook on life. No matter how bad, she could always see the silver lining."The man accused of killing their daughter is Joseph Thomson. They want justice for their little girl. "All he would have had to do was stop. Take care of it like a man," said Mongold. "Spend a couple of days in jail, handle it like a man
