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| Alonza Bryant after the Gunshot |
An astonishing and scary story from
Seattle in the USA last weekend. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News is reporting that 16
year old Alonza Bryant had her life spared most likely due to the pair of
eyeglasses she was wearing.
Alonza was in her home when she had
fallen asleep on a couch. She had forgotten to take off her glasses. It was
then that something terrible happened. Ms Bryant told KIRO, “I heard a big bang
and then my nose started bleeding.” KING 5 News writes that the noise came from
an unknown group of people who had driven by her house and began shooting. Many
shots went through the walls of the house, but one went through the front
window. That round struck Alonza right on the bridge of her glasses.
KIRO reports that Seattle Police say
someone in Alonza’s home is involved with gangs, but she wasn’t the intended
target. However, Alonza’s mother, LaVette Bryant, refutes the claim of the
family’s gang affiliation, telling the station, “We are not – no not at all.” She
also told KING, “We are honest, upright citizens. We don’t do anything – harm –
to anyone in this neighbourhood.”
The Bryants are counting their
blessings that nobody was killed. LaVette told KIRO, “Glasses saved (Alonza’s)
life. I believe that… and I thank God for that.” Seattle Police are
investigating the matter and have not yet found a suspect. In the meantime, the
Bryants are looking to leave their house. LaVette told KING, “We have to move.”
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