The sister of 16-year-old Aaliyah Cortez, who was fatally shot in the Montbello neighborhood Wednesday, describes the events leading up to the moment a gunman took her sister away from her and forever shattered her family's life
DENVER —"My heart is broken. I don't think I'll ever be the same again," Jenni Granados Cortez said through tears as she remembered the last moments she spent with her little sister, 16-year-old Aaliyah Cortez.The two were on their way to their grandparent's house Wednesday evening when they were approached by a teenager with a gun in the Montbello neighborhood.
The shooting happened on Atchison Way in the Montbello neighborhood around 6 p.m. Wednesday. After it happened, Cortez left the area and ended up in a nearby shopping center about a mile away. She said she tried to call 911 for help multiple times, but it was hard to get through. The family is asking for help with funds to cover Aaliyah's funeral. They've launched a GoFundMe page.
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