ImmortalDragon Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071205/METRO/712050396 DETROIT -- A 7-year-old-girl is being hailed as an "angel from heaven" and a hero for jumping in front of an enraged gunman, who pumped six bullets into the child as she used her body as a shield to save her mother's life.Alexis Goggins, a first-grader at Campbell Elementary School, is in stable condition at Children's Hospital in Detroit recovering from gunshot wounds to the eye, left temple, chin, cheek, chest and right arm. "She is an angel from heaven," said Aisha Ford, a family friend for 15 years who also was caught up in the evening of terror. Advertisement The girl's mother, Selietha Parker, 30, was shot in the left side of her head and her bicep by a former boyfriend, who police said was trying to kill Parker. The gunman was disarmed by police and arrested at the scene of the shooting, a Detroit gas station. Police identified him as Calvin Tillie, 29, a four-time convicted felon whom Parker had dated for six months. Parker, who was treated and released at Detroit Receiving Hospital, is now at her daughter's bedside. She declined to comment Tuesday. The drama began to unfold just before midnight Saturday, when Parker called Ford and asked if she and Alexis could spend the night at Ford's home. "She said she had no heat and they were very cold, and I said , sure I'll come and get you," Ford said. Ford said she drove her burgundy 1998 Ford Expedition to Parker's home on Dwyer. She said as Parker and Alexis walked up to her vehicle she saw a man on the porch, who she assumed was a furnace repairman. She said Alexis, who walks with a limp, slipped momentarily on the icy sidewalk and as she helped the girl up, she saw the man and recognized him as Tillie. He was holding a gun. Tillie ordered them into the vehicle, cursed at the women and angrily told Ford to drive him to Six Mile Road, she said. "He looked like he was enraged and didn't care what he did. I knew if we went to Six Mile, he would kill us," Ford said. Instead, she told him she needed gas and drove to the Fast Stop Gas station in the 5000 block of East Seven Mile Road, a station that requires customers to pay the attendant inside. Click the link to see the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 So a 7 year old gets shot 6 times (including in the head) and lives. ST gets shot once in the leg and dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 The thugs continue to amaze. I'm fresh off the Sean Taylor killing, so pardon my overreaction, but it's time for a war on thuggery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 So a 7 year old gets shot 6 times (including in the head) and lives. ST gets shot once in the leg and dies. Life's a *****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 This is what passes for GOOD news in Detroit. What a horrible place that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Tillie ordered them into the vehicle, cursed at the women and angrily told Ford to drive him to Six Mile Road, she said."He looked like he was enraged and didn't care what he did. I knew if we went to Six Mile, he would kill us," Ford said. Instead, she told him she needed gas and drove to the Fast Stop Gas station in the 5000 block of East Seven Mile Road, a station that requires customers to pay the attendant inside. Six Mile < Seven Mile < Eight Mile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGreenistheBest Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 The violence doesn't end with ST. Something needs to be done. Making guns illegal only takes them out of the hands of people who have bought them to protect themselves and their families. The government needs to step up before more people, famous or not, have their lives destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 The violence doesn't end with ST. Something needs to be done. Making guns illegal only takes them out of the hands of people who have bought them to protect themselves and their families. The government needs to step up before more people, famous or not, have their lives destroyed. Never understood this argument. Not saying its wrong - just not provable one way or the other until we actually try outlawing guns in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoGood28 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 What a ***** of a mother. She knowingly dates a dangerous criminal then allows her 7 year old daughter as a human shield? She should go to jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedlightG20 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 This country is getting pathetic. It'll all be ruined in 20 years at this rate. I say this all the time. China has four or five times the population of the US, with only half the crime. Something needs to be done--and fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 What a ***** of a mother. She knowingly dates a dangerous criminal then allows her 7 year old daughter as a human shield? She should go to jail.You might want to read the article. Maybe she shouldn't have been dating an ex-con, but it wasn't exactly a "human shield" situation:She said she pleaded with him but he pointed the gun at her and shot her in the side of the head. She told police she was shot in the arm as she lunged at Tillie. Before Tillie could fire again, Alexis jumped over the seat between her mother and the gunman and begged him not to shoot her mother. The police report said Tillie "without hesitation" pumped six shots into the child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnFoRcEr_uPu Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 What I can't ****ing stand is when I hear someone that has been convicted 4 times is DOING OUT ON THE STREET. If our laws won't so goddamn wimpy, maybe people would be more afraid of punishment before doing these horrible crimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoGood28 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 You might want to read the article. Maybe she shouldn't have been dating an ex-con, but it wasn't exactly a "human shield" situation:She said she pleaded with him but he pointed the gun at her and shot her in the side of the head. She told police she was shot in the arm as she lunged at Tillie. Before Tillie could fire again, Alexis jumped over the seat between her mother and the gunman and begged him not to shoot her mother. The police report said Tillie "without hesitation" pumped six shots into the child. You are right. I did skim the article, but it still doesn't sound right. I find it unbelievable that she couldn't find any way to extricate her daughter from the line of fire after 6 shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 You are right. I did skim the article, but it still doesn't sound right. I find it unbelievable that she couldn't find any way to extricate her daughter from the line of fire after 6 shots. I wouldn't be too tough on the lady. It would be awfully presumptuous to assume that a mother wouldn't want or try to protect her daughter. I'd wager she had no formal training for just such an event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 This country is getting pathetic.It'll all be ruined in 20 years at this rate. I say this all the time. China has four or five times the population of the US, with only half the crime. Something needs to be done--and fast. We have no idea what China's crime rate really is. Plus, the way they control crime over there is not really the model we are searching for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 You are right. I did skim the article, but it still doesn't sound right. I find it unbelievable that she couldn't find any way to extricate her daughter from the line of fire after 6 shots.Well, she was also shot in the head and the arm, and there isn't a whole lot of room to maneuver in the backseat of a car....I'm pretty sure there's only one person we should really be blaming here, and he's the one with the criminal record who just shot two people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpshakers Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 This is what passes for GOOD news in Detroit. What a horrible place that is. That place is a hell hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 The thugs continue to amaze. I'm fresh off the Sean Taylor killing, so pardon my overreaction, but it's time for a war on thuggery. It starts with MTV. I'll help lead it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 It starts with MTV. I'll help lead it. LOL. Yes because MTV has everything to do with crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baculus Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 A brave girl, for sure - good thing she is recovering. The article, though, was confusing in its description of events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 LOL. Yes because MTV has everything to do with crime. It does when it comes to glorifying the gangsta life. And this comes from a huge hip hop fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobra860 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Add BET to the list. They show rap videos throughout most of the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 It's times like these that I wish I lived in England. I know they have guns also, but the chances are less likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 We have no idea what China's crime rate really is. Plus, the way they control crime over there is not really the model we are searching for. Maybe that's what we need. Put the fear into some people. I really think society in the U.S. are taking for granted their Freedoms and Liberties. It's abuse of the system and the laws. No one repects them. People don't respect other people, their property or their life. Sad reality in this country, supposedly the greatest place to live according to outsiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophet Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 If some idiot comes into my house... the 38 is waiting. My number #1 job is to protect my family. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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