Mar 3, 2008 5:49 pm US/Central
Teen Fatally Shot In Argument Over Boy
15-Year-Old Was Protecting Her Sister, Apparently The Shooter's Intended Target
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
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Kadeidrah Marsh, 15, was apparently caught-up in a fight her sister was having with another teen over a boy.
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A teenager was killed walking to her grandmother's house, caught-up in an apparent dispute over a boy.
CBS 2's Joanie Lum reports there's every indication the honor student was not the intended target of the young woman who fired the gun.
Kimberly Marsh's 15-year old daughter, Kadeidrah Marsh, whom they called Dee Dee, made cards, posters and calendars for her family.
"She was loving, caring, happy-go-lucky all the time," Marsh said.
Dee Dee was walking with her two older sisters to her grandmother's house in the 800 block of North Waller Sunday when a young woman yelled at all of them. Their mother says the woman had a dispute with one of Dee Dee's sisters over a boy.
"Every time my daughters visit their grandma, this girl she would make threats to 'em," Marsh said.
Witnesses say the woman pulled out a gun and fired at the group.
"This girl was trying to shoot my oldest daughter. Dee Dee jumped in front of her."
The shooter walked away, and neighbors called for help.
"It's just very unfortunate for someone so young to lose their life so early, a young lady with a lot of potential," said neighbor Kymberley Pickett.
Dee Dee was an honor student at Orr High School. Chicago Public Schools chief Arne Duncan says this past weekend was disturbingly violent.
"We've had eight Chicago public school children shot, three of them killed," he said.
Duncan called for tougher gun laws in reaction to the violence.
Area 5 detectives say they know who they are looking for, and are aggressively seeking the suspect.
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