Shannon Smith was a teenager from Phoenix, Arizona, whose death by a stray bullet led to changes in Arizona gun laws, strengthening penalties for random discharge of firearms. Smith had been an award-winning athlete and honor student, and had graduated from the eighth grade a few weeks prior to her death. While standing in her backyard and talking on the telephone with a friend, a stray bullet hit her in her head, causing instant death. Wikipedia
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