The horrifying news has just come in that a young girl who had once featured in an anti-gun violence video has been fatally shot at the age of only eleven-years-old.
Anisa Scott has been taken too soon.
The aftermath of her shocking death rings with a bitter taste of irony...
Now, as you will all be aware, gun violence is a real issue here in the States.
Our country has been ravaged by horrific mass shootings for decades...
We even have a "Mass Shooting Tracker."
It's time for our government to wake up.
The statistics are harrowing.
On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, we honor the victims of gun violence in America—the 100 people killed by gu… https://t.co/sWMslkjcO3— Sen. Cory Booker (@Sen. Cory Booker)1591394644.0
But, despite these terrifying statistics, so many Americans still believe the right to bear arms is more important than the right to live...
Every day, more and more people are standing up against the casual use of guns in our country.
Too many lives have been lost...
We first met a 7-year-old Anisa in the 2016 anti-gun video, "A Cry For Help."
In the video, a young Anisa can be seen kneeling by her bed and praying to God...
But, little did she know that her own life would eventually be cut short by these senseless weapons.
She was in the passenger seat of a car driven by her mother's boyfriend down Washington Avenue, Madison...
It is believed that they were aiming for the man driving the vehicle...
By the time the Madison Police Department arrived at the scene...
She was immediately taken to the hospital and placed on a life support machine...
Perion Carreon, pictured below, and Andre Brown have both been charged with first-degree intentional homicide...
Anisa's mom broke the devastating news.
Anisa Scott, my baby was 11 & was shot on August 11th. Tomorrow she will be unplugged from life support at 11:11 am… https://t.co/nWtiAJ8WZz— Jada Sayles (@Jada Sayles)1597288211.0
Since the news broke, tributes have been flooding in...
Madison Mayor, Satya Rhodes-Conway, was quick to address the devastating death. "We mourn the tragic loss of Anisa Scott, and work together to stem gun violence," she said. "This has to stop. I addressed the work the City is doing to address this on multiple fronts recently."Her stepfather, Rafael Charles Ragland, the man who directed the infamous video, also paid tribute.
He wrote: "Anisa I want you to know people know and are saying your name everywhere. Rest up sweetheart and please ask God to lead me in the right hands and direct my path... Thank you for being a part of my life I will always love you, my junior director. I promise I will write something for you."Her funeral is set to take place this weekend on August 22nd...
“I’m just speechless at the amount of love and support and just overall greatness from everybody around me,” Rios s… https://t.co/zDbPuw5kJH— Michael Johnson (@Michael Johnson)1597753549.0
Rest in peace, Anisa Scott.
Anisa family will hold a public viewing immediately after the funeral at Breese Stevens Field, where people can wa… https://t.co/ZgSEKfokOe— Michael Johnson (@Michael Johnson)1597655862.0