A 6-year-old got shot in an apparent gang fight. Here's what her mother wants you to know
by Sonali Kohli, Los Angeles Times
Oct 31, 2018
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - There's a bullet inside Emely Ramirez, but it only hurts when the 6-year-old bends down.
On a rainy Friday night this month, she was strapped into her car seat at a South Los Angeles gas station - her mother and 13-year-old sister were trading jokes outside the car. A nearby Pontiac was making Emely's mother, Brenda Ramirez, nervous. Then a BMW pulled up and people from both cars began shooting at one another.
In the ensuing
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