North Side violence claims innocent lives

CHAREZ JONES, age 14 and VERNICE "STAR" HALL, age 12

It's hard to know which story Juley Viger was alluding to
about the random bullet which killed a young girl, which
Juley thinks about every time she is trying to sell a house
on the North Side, including the one she is selling me.

(Usual disclaimer about sucky Star Tribune links, which
often go to an annoying "online subscribe" message and,
at some point, just go dead.)

It's hard to know because there has been MORE THAN
ONE incident like that.

12-year-old girl shot in head, survives
http://www.startribune.com/local/11590706.html

14-year-old girl shot in head, dies
http://www.startribune.com/local/11587441.html

Two arrests in shooting of 12-year-old
http://www.startribune.com/local/11590771.html

Details
http://www.startribune.com/local/11592981.html

An arrest doesn't stick in the death of the 14-year-old
http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/11593206.html

More details on THAT
http://www.startribune.com/local/11556846.html

12-year-old shooting victim will never recover
http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/11904606.html

Charges in the slaying of the 14-year-old
http://www.startribune.com/local/11588591.html

It took me a long time to get these straight. I still have to check to
make sure I don't mix up the details.