Sunday, November 2, 2014

'Cisneros thought they were dummies and it was a fake scene, but when she walked up to one of the bodies, pushing the hair back to see the face, she realized the girl was real...'

This story makes me sad.

At LAT, "Eyewitnesses to Halloween hit-and-run describe violent collision":
Clarissa Cisneros, 17, who lives on Fairhaven Avenue, was putting up Halloween decorations when she heard a man screaming and then a bang. Bodies flew in the air as a black SUV sped away.

Cisneros thought they were dummies and it was a fake scene, but when she walked up to one of the bodies, pushing the hair back to see the face, she realized the girl was real.

“I knew she was dead. Her eyes were closed. She looked peaceful,” Cisneros said.

Cisneros found some glow sticks and started directing cars away from the bodies. Meanwhile, her brother tended to the victims.

By early afternoon Saturday, about 70 people were gathered at a curbside memorial, leaving candles, bouquets and stuffed toys.
More at CBS News Los Angeles, "Santa Ana Community Grieving Loss of 3 Teens Killed While Trick-or-Treating."

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