Family marks a year without Nizzel George

June 27, 2013 at 2:32AM
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Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau held hands with Rochelle Banks-Wowo during a joint celebration and remembrance at North Mississippi Regional Park in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

Banks-Wowo is the grandmother of Nizzel George. The day marked the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of 5-year-old Nizzel George.

Friends and family were also celebrating the 70th birthday of his great-grandmother Nancy Lee Banks and a baby shower for Nizzel's mother, Christina Banks.

Minneapolis police chief Janee Harteau, held hands with Rochelle Banks-Wowo during a joint celebration and remembrance at North Mississippi Regional Park in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Banks-Wowo is the grandmother of Nizzel George. The day marked the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of 5-year-old Nizzel George. Friends and family were also celebrating the 70th birthday of his great grandmother Nancy Lee Banks and a baby shower for Nizzel's mother Christina Banks who is expecting a child
Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau, held hands with Rochelle Banks-Wowo during a joint celebration and remembrance at North Mississippi Regional Park in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Banks-Wowo is the grandmother of Nizzel George. The day marked the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of 5-year-old Nizzel George. Friends and family were also celebrating the 70th birthday of his great grandmother Nancy Lee Banks and a baby shower for Nizzel's mother Christina Banks who is expecting a child. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ cgonzalez@startribune.com June 26, 2013, Minneapolis, Minn. North Mississippi Regional Park,, Today is the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of 5-year-old Nizzel George. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Nizzel A. George, 5, of Brooklyn Park was fatally shot by stray bullets from outside the home where he was sleeping on a couch in north Minneapolis. The shooting happened June 26, 2012. ORG XMIT: MIN1301251154540698
Nizzel A. George (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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