A heartbreaking video is going viral showing the moment a teenage girl was wheeled past fellow high school students and members of her local community on her way into surgery to become an organ donor.
18-year-old Kimber Mills was one of four victims in a shooting at a party close to a highway near Palmerdale, Alabama, on Saturday, October 18.
Tragically, the cheerleader was taken off of life support on Tuesday before being given an honor walk through University of Alabama Hospital.
A senior at Cleveland High School in Blount County, Alabama, Mills balanced her life as a cheerleader with running track, radiating energy and school spirit. She had planned on attending the University of Alabama next year, the first step on her journey towards becoming a nurse.
The teen was one of four people shot in an incident on Saturday. In addition to Mills, an 18-year-old man, a 21-year-old man, and a 20-year-old woman were also struck by gunfire. According to Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, 27-year-old Steven Tyler Whitehead arrived at around 12:24 a.m., and after a verbal and physical altercation, fired multiple shots.
Whitehead has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and is being held on a $180,000 bond.
Kimber was caught in the crossfire,” her sister, Ashley Mills, told AL.com, adding that the shooter was unknown to the group and had reportedly approached one of Kimber’s friends, sparking the fight that ended in tragedy