What a brave, brave little girl..........

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Love for a parent knows no bounds, especially when you're a 7 year old.......

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...ETRO/712050396

Girl, 7, shot 6 times saving mom
Norman Sinclair, Santiago Esparza and Jennifer Mrozowski / The Detroit News

DETROIT -- A 7-year-old-girl is being hailed as an "angel from heaven" and a hero for jumping in front of an enraged gunman, who pumped six bullets into the child as she used her body as a shield to save her mother's life.

Alexis Goggins, a first-grader at Campbell Elementary School, is in stable condition at Children's Hospital in Detroit recovering from gunshot wounds to the eye, left temple, chin, cheek, chest and right arm.

"She is an angel from heaven," said Aisha Ford, a family friend for 15 years who also was caught up in the evening of terror.

The girl's mother, Selietha Parker, 30, was shot in the left side of her head and her bicep by a former boyfriend, who police said was trying to kill Parker. The gunman was disarmed by police and arrested at the scene of the shooting, a Detroit gas station. Police identified him as Calvin Tillie, 29, a four-time convicted felon whom Parker had dated for six months.

Parker, who was treated and released at Detroit Receiving Hospital, is now at her daughter's bedside. She declined to comment Tuesday.

The drama began to unfold just before midnight Saturday, when Parker called Ford and asked if she and Alexis could spend the night at Ford's home.

"She said she had no heat and they were very cold, and I said , sure I'll come and get you," Ford said.

Ford said she drove her burgundy 1998 Ford Expedition to Parker's home on Dwyer. She said as Parker and Alexis walked up to her vehicle she saw a man on the porch, who she assumed was a furnace repairman. She said Alexis, who walks with a limp, slipped momentarily on the icy sidewalk and as she helped the girl up, she saw the man and recognized him as Tillie. He was holding a gun.

Tillie ordered them into the vehicle, cursed at the women and angrily told Ford to drive him to Six Mile Road, she said.

"He looked like he was enraged and didn't care what he did. I knew if we went to Six Mile, he would kill us," Ford said. Instead, she told him she needed gas and drove to the Fast Stop Gas station in the 5000 block of East Seven Mile Road, a station that requires customers to pay the attendant inside.

"I figured if he got out to pump the gas, I was going to take off," Ford said.

Instead, Tillie gave her $10 and told her put in $5 worth of gas.

Ford said she dialed 911 on her cell phone as she walked into the station.

"The first operator clicked off and I dialed again and told that operator a guy with a gun was holding me hostage with a mother and baby and threatening to kill us. I told her the name of the gas station and then she said they didn't have a unit to send."

Ford said she paid for $5 of gas and slowly returned to the vehicle, stalling for time as she handed Tillie the change. She said she kept stopping and starting the pump, hoping the police would show up.

"I told him I needed more gas and took money out of my purse and went back into the station," she said. The attendant, Mohammad Alghazali, 30, said he noticed Ford was crying and she told him what was happening. He called 911 as he heard shots coming from the vehicle.

"It was very scary. She (Ford) was scared and screaming when the guy was shooting. I was scared, too. I was on the phone talking to the police when he started shooting," he said

Parker told police that Tillie said Ford was taking too long

She said she pleaded with him but he pointed the gun at her and shot her in the side of the head. She told police she was shot in the arm as she lunged at Tillie.

Before Tillie could fire again, Alexis jumped over the seat between her mother and the gunman and begged him not to shoot her mother.

The police report said Tillie "without hesitation" pumped six shots into the child.

As police arrived, they saw Parker, covered in blood, running from the truck, screaming, "He just shot my baby."

The officers said Tillie came out to the vehicle holding a blue steel 9 mm semi automatic and dropped the weapon when ordered to do so. Officers said they found Alexis huddled on the floor under the steering wheel, covered in blood, surrounded by spent cartridge casings, a spent bullet on the floor and teeth on the seat. There were bullet holes in the windshield and blood inside.

Alghazali said a police car on a street nearby arrived in less than a minute after his call.

Marvin Bodley, a Detroit Public Schools attendance agent, spent two days at Alexis' hospital bedside and said it's miraculous that she's alive.

"What a courageous, courageous little girl," he said. "You see more bandages than child," he said. "It's a horrific sight."

Bodley said Alexis receives special education services at school, in part because of a weak left eye, which is the result of a massive stroke she suffered as an infant.

Ford said doctors at the time had predicted that when Alexis got older she would have trouble with tasks such as writing, but she is now able to write her name.

"She is a good little girl who is very protective of her mother," said Tonya Colbert, Parker's cousin.

Tillie is being held in the Wayne County Jail facing kidnapping, assault with intent to murder, child abuse, felony firearms and habitual criminal charges.

A preliminary examination is scheduled for Dec. 13.

[path12]

Wow. Just wow. I hope she recovers, and that asshole is put away forever.

[Radii]

Ford said she dialed 911 on her cell phone as she walked into the station.

"The first operator clicked off and I dialed again and told that operator a guy with a gun was holding me hostage with a mother and baby and threatening to kill us. I told her the name of the gas station and then she said they didn't have a unit to send."

ugh.

[Cringer]

I am guessing the Detroit 911 operator and/or PD will take some crap for this. And if I won the lotto tonight I would give that little girl enough money to not have to worry about heating problems for a long time. She has earned a good and easy life IMO.

[Coffee Warlord]

What's a FOUR time convicted felon doing out of prison in the first place?

[Lorena]

OMG, I'm in tears right now I'm so upset.. I hope that piece of shit that shot her rots in hell. I'm keeping this little girl in my thoughts... wow.

[Kang]

[TroyF]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

What's a FOUR time convicted felon doing out of prison in the first place?

And what's the mother of a 7 year old girl dating said individual?

I hope the SOB rots in hell. I hope the mother makes a little better decisions on men to date.

[Eaglesfan27]

Very sad. I hope the girl has a meaningful recovery.

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

What's a FOUR time convicted felon doing out of prison in the first place?

The feds need to come after him this time. Hit him with the gun charge to get him in federal court. With those facts, he will get a pretty high sentence. And there is no parole in the federal system.

[gkb]

Stories like this just kill me. They seem to affect me more now that I have a couple of kids of my own. I hope that little girl makes it through this and recovers...and I hope the asshole that shot her goes to jail and dies.

[lighthousekeeper]

Originally Posted by TroyF

And what's the mother of a 7 year old girl dating said individual?

I hope the SOB rots in hell. I hope the mother makes a little better decisions on men to date.

I don't think the story above indicates any realtionship between the shooter and victims.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper

I don't think the story above indicates any realtionship between the shooter and victims.

Umm ...

Police identified him as Calvin Tillie, 29, a four-time convicted felon whom Parker had dated for six months.

[boberot]

Originally Posted by gkb

Stories like this just kill me. They seem to affect me more now that I have a couple of kids of my own. I hope that little girl makes it through this and recovers...and I hope the asshole that shot her goes to jail and dies.

My sentiments exactly. Jail and death seems almost too kind for the waste of oxygen.

[korme]

Originally Posted by our protectors??

"The first operator clicked off and I dialed again and told that operator a guy with a gun was holding me hostage with a mother and baby and threatening to kill us. I told her the name of the gas station and then she said they didn't have a unit to send."

way to go!

[Greyroofoo]

Again, cases like these are the reason I'm for the death penalty.

[molson]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

What's a FOUR time convicted felon doing out of prison in the first place?

We need more prisons, and less people taking up space in existing ones that don't really need to be there.

Amazing story.

[Apathetic Lurker]

Originally Posted by TroyF

And what's the mother of a 7 year old girl dating said individual?

I hope the SOB rots in hell. I hope the mother makes a little better decisions on men to date.

In the mother's defense, maybe she didn't know he was a 4 timer and broke up with him when she did find out

edit: on a good note, the prison population in general takes a dim view of perps who do bad things to children. He might not serve out his sencence.

[molson]

Originally Posted by TroyF

And what's the mother of a 7 year old girl dating said individual?

One of life's great mysteries to me is why women continue dating horrible, horrible people, including situations when they've been abusive to them and their children.

Sometimes it's financial - the woman feels that she'll be homeless without him. (though this guy doesn't sound like a big earner). But it's not the whole story.

[Lathum]

I agree with all the sentiments echoed above.

It's no wonder Detroit has such a shitty reputation. It's well deserved.

[Schmidty]

Originally Posted by Lathum

I agree with all the sentiments echoed above.

It's no wonder Detroit has such a shitty reputation. It's well deserved.

I'm from Michigan, and I dislike eastern Michigan, and Detroit, but I find that to be an ignorant statement from an outsider who doesn't realize what actually is Detroit. There's a lot more than just the city (even though this was the "city").

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Schmidty

I'm from Michigan, and I dislike eastern Michigan, and Detroit, but I find that to be an ignorant statement from an outsider who doesn't realize what actually is Detroit. There's a lot more than just the city (even though this was the "city").

hmm lets see.

most dangerous city to live in and when a woman call 911 and says she is being held hostage at gunpoint they tell her there is no police to send?

Maybe I am "ignorant" but where there is smoke there is fire. And I have been to Detroit, it should be nuked.

So please, educate me since I am so ignorant, please, defend the city for me.

[Schmidty]

Let me clarify that further.

I guess it annoys me that whenever I say I'm from Michigan, people recoil and often mention that they are suprised that I haven't been murdered.

WTF?

Detroit is a small part of the whole, and is so far removed from the rest of Michigan, that it might as well be from a different planet. I hate that the cesspool by Lake St. Clair. is considered to be a representative of the actual state.

[Schmidty]

I was typing my other post as you were posting yours, apparantly.

I don't give a fuck about the actual city of Detroit (as many FOFCers know and have called me on), I just hate that people equate Michigan with it, and that it has so much clout, when it is obviously a pile of shit.

[Huckleberry]

So you take offense to a post that specifically states "Detroit" and doesn't mention Michigan as a whole?

[Schmidty]

Originally Posted by Huckleberry

So you take offense to a post that specifically states "Detroit" and doesn't mention Michigan as a whole?

Did you not read what I said? I am sensitive when anyone ever mentions Detroit, because I am tired of being associated with it because I am from Michigan.

I'm not saying it's right, and I'm not saying it's logical, but I'm being honest.

Anyway, I do NOT want this to become about Detroit. This should be about the little girl. I shouldn't have even said anything.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Lathum

I agree with all the sentiments echoed above.

It's no wonder Detroit has such a shitty reputation. It's well deserved.

fixed

[st.cronin]

I <3 Schmidty.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by st.cronin

I <3 Schmidty.

piss off, what about me?

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by Schmidty

Let me clarify that further.

I guess it annoys me that whenever I say I'm from Michigan, people recoil and often mention that they are suprised that I haven't been murdered.

WTF?

Detroit is a small part of the whole, and is so far removed from the rest of Michigan, that it might as well be from a different planet. I hate that the cesspool by Lake St. Clair. is considered to be a representative of the actual state.

Whenever you say your from Michigan? Damn, I could imagine that COULD get annoying

[st.cronin]

Originally Posted by Lathum

piss off, what about me?

I =7 Lathum.

[vex]

Personally, when I hear someone is from Michigan, I think of the Wolverines.

[Lathum]

what the hell does that even mean?

[CU Tiger]

May God hold thiss little angel and protect her
, and may satan himself hold the worthless jackass by the nuts with his fiery hand and hear him scream...


Could I be more descriptive? its something Im working on.

[Celeval]

Originally Posted by Apathetic Lurker

In the mother's defense, maybe she didn't know he was a 4 timer and broke up with him when she did find out

edit: on a good note, the prison population in general takes a dim view of perps who do bad things to children. He might not serve out his sencence.

And it did say former boyfriend - no real idea how former. Could have been years ago.

[MikeVic]

When I think of Detroit, I think of Bettis. So I don't have a bad image of the city.

[Scoobz0202]

When I think of I Detroit, I think of how crazy it is that everybody from Michigan isn't murdered yet. So I do have a bad image of the city.

[Subby]

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

May God hold thiss little angel and protect her
, and may satan himself hold the worthless jackass by the nuts with his fiery hand and hear him scream...

Wow are you high right now?

[Rizon]

When I think of Michigan, I think of a desolate wasteland of snow, and wonder why anyone that lives there hasn't offed themselves yet.

[Rizon]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

What's a FOUR time convicted felon doing out of prison in the first place?

Democrats?

[TroyF]

Originally Posted by Apathetic Lurker

In the mother's defense, maybe she didn't know he was a 4 timer and broke up with him when she did find out

edit: on a good note, the prison population in general takes a dim view of perps who do bad things to children. He might not serve out his sencence.

If I'm wrong, I'm wrong, but I fully believe she knew the type of individual she was dating. I have a tough time believing she dated him for six months and this was his first indication of violent tendancies.

You want to be single, date whoever the hell you want. Have a prison romance with an axe murderer for all I care. You have a four year old kid? Be careful of the people you date, don't be scared to check up on them and understand that kid comes before any relationship.

The child in this story is a hero who protected her mother. I think it'd have been nice if the mother would have protected her child first so it didn't come to this.

Again, if he pulled off a ruse and was the perfect BF and then she found out about his felonies and dropped him like a rock? I'm wrong and apologize in advance.

As for what the prisoners do to this scumbag, it can't possibly be enough. There is a special place in hell for someone who can dump 6 rounds into a little girl.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by Rizon

When I think of Michigan, I think of a desolate wasteland of snow, and wonder why anyone that lives there hasn't offed themselves yet.

We must just be made of tougher stock, I guess...

[Glengoyne]

Originally Posted by Schmidty

Let me clarify that further.

I guess it annoys me that whenever I say I'm from Michigan, people recoil and often mention that they are suprised that I haven't been murdered.

WTF?
...

You haven't been killed yet? I thought there was a thread about that.

[Pacersfan46]

Wow, holy ... wow.

I'm a grown man and took a bullet through my midsection and lower back, saving someone's life last year, but a 7 year old? Shot that many times, and in those regions of her body? I've been shot and I can't even imagine what that's like .....

At least they caught the one who shot her, I haven't been so lucky. I wish I could do something to help, I am so much more sensitive to this crap after what I went through. As someone else said, I wish I had Bill Gates money, that poor girl wouldn't have to ever worry about a thing. Ever.

-- Steve --

[Schmidty]

Originally Posted by Glengoyne

You haven't been killed yet? I thought there was a thread about that.

Nah, that was just my house. It's from the pacific northwest, and doesn't have a tough board in it's body.

[JonInMiddleGA]

"Hero girl recovering after shooting"

http://apnews.myway.com//article/200...D8UUDAJ83.html

[M GO BLUE!!!]

I missed this the first time around... What a horrible story.

And you people who turn this into a "typical of Detroit" story should be ashamed. (But I know you are actually proud of your accomplishment in putting down the city. I hope you sleep well at night, knowing how righteous you are.)

[Crim]

Good news... I was kind of afraid to open this thread.

[Sgran]

I have two daughters (4 and 8) and all i can think about is that if I were getting shot I would want them to run away as fast they could, not jump in the way.
By the way, America is already incarcerating an exorbitant percentage of the population -- 1 in every 142 U.S. residents, the highest rate in the world. Should this guy have been on the street? Obviously not. But more prisons hardly seem to be the answer to violent crime.

[Passacaglia]

Awesome news.