7yo Desiree Macias On Life Support After Argument At Gas Station Between Adults

[Whisper]

Desiree Macias, 7, was shot while riding in a car with her family.​

A 7-year-old girl was hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds Wednesday after several people in a car chased and fired on a vehicle containing her family.

The shooting was reported at 12:50 a.m., just after the girl was with her family at a Mobil gas station at 5564 Fort Tejon Road, near Pearblossom Highway, in Palmdale.

The shooting followed “verbal contact” between the family of the girl and the occupants of another car, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department news release.

The girl and her family drove away from the gas station when the shooter or shooters followed them in another vehicle and opened fire, authorities said. Those in the second car fired several times, chasing the family through a residential neighborhood, the sheriff’s department said in the release.

After “evading” the second vehicle, the family discovered the 7-year-old girl had been shot, authorities said.
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“Her heart’s pumping because she’s on medicine. Her organs are only working because she’s on life support,” said aunt Alicia Galvan. “Her brain’s not functioning. She was shot in the head.”

“They’re going to disconnect her; we’re just waiting for the grandma to get there,” Galvan added.

Homicide detectives had taken over the investigation due to the Macias’ extremely critical condition, the sheriff’s department said in a news release just before noon Wednesday.
Investigators found shell casings on the ground at the gas station and at two other locations, including one near the family’s home.

Three people were detained when a deputy stopped a vehicle matching the description of the shooters’ car. The three suspects were booked for attempted murder, but their names were not released.

Investigators believe two more men were in the car that opened fire.

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http://ktla.com/2013/09/04/girl-in-critical-condition-after-palmdale-shooting/#ixzz2dyjfxTpc

Alicia Galvan provided this photo of 7-year-old shooting victim Desiree Macias in her hospital bed.

 

[cubby]

Today I went to the local Thrift Store and there inside the store was a little girl that looked a whole lot like little Desiree, her name was Ellie. She had a bright pink hat and pink shorts, twisted sideways, that had PIGLET on the bottom, she was playing and running around the store, she ran past me looked up and winked at me with both of her great big brown eyes and giggled. And I giggled right back. I feel so sad right now.

What are the chances that of all the big people in the car she was the only one even hurt at all. When will they ever think of the children?

 

[CbabyRKO]

At least they have suspects in custody. Fucking ignorant ass motherfuckers do shit like this. They knew damn well there was a baby in that car and still they pursued this family and shot at them.

 

[pinkfairy]

This shit makes me crazy!!! That poor baby had nothing to do with any of the bullshit and she is the ONLY one hurt...sick pieces of shit...people make me sick!!!!

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Desiree Macias