A mother of six named tragically lost her life when a stray bullet hit her in the head while she was driving home in Indiana.
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This shooting happened late Friday as Kia Tidwell was passing a McDonald’s in Gary, where police were already responding to a disturbance.
While on the scene, officers heard a commotion near Lincoln Street and approached a large group of people. Shots erupted from behind an apartment building. Police said Tidwell was struck by the gunfire causing her to crash her car into a tree.
Tidwell was on the phone with her oldest daughter, Islynn, when a bullet hit her in the head while she was driving home to Portage.
Tidwell was pronounced dead on the scene and no arrests were made.
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Kia’s family is asking Gary police to step up the investigation.
