There is much talk these days about guns and crime and street violence.
Especially in the city of Chester.
It’s all too easy to lose track of the incredible human toll these incidents take.
We were reminded that again yesterday with a guilty plea entered in Delaware County Court by Dominique Smith. He admitted he was out to avenge the death of a friend when he opened fire on a Chester street last November.
One of those bullets went through the wall of a nearby home and hit Kathy Ann Stewart as she was talking on the phone. She was there to care for her ailing 85-year-old mother. She paid a huge price for the mission of mercy. She paid with her life.
That was back in November. This past week Mayor Wendell Butler instituted a state of emergency. In five sections of the city, residents are not allowed on the streets from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
That comes about seven months to late for Kathy Stewart.
Especially in the city of Chester.
It’s all too easy to lose track of the incredible human toll these incidents take.
We were reminded that again yesterday with a guilty plea entered in Delaware County Court by Dominique Smith. He admitted he was out to avenge the death of a friend when he opened fire on a Chester street last November.
One of those bullets went through the wall of a nearby home and hit Kathy Ann Stewart as she was talking on the phone. She was there to care for her ailing 85-year-old mother. She paid a huge price for the mission of mercy. She paid with her life.
That was back in November. This past week Mayor Wendell Butler instituted a state of emergency. In five sections of the city, residents are not allowed on the streets from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
That comes about seven months to late for Kathy Stewart.
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