She said that Tuesday afternoon she got an unexpected call from one of her daughter's friends.
"She was screaming on the phone that Hadiya's been shot, she's been shot, and I just didn't understand," said Cowley.
Girl who performed at Obama's inauguration shot dead in Chicago
Washington, Jan 31: Hadiya Pendleton, a teenager who performed at President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony last week, was gunned down in Chicago, a media report said.Pendleton, 15, was shot dead while hanging out with friends
She said that Tuesday afternoon she got an unexpected call from one of her daughter's friends.
"She was screaming on the phone that Hadiya's been shot, she's been shot, and I just didn't understand," said Cowley.
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