
Thirty minutes past the hour of 12, bullets were shot and her life was stole. "Who was a friend to many - but enemy to some. "On the 9th of October every year we will sit down and celebrate the life of Danielle Becan," it reads.

They paused for a moment, weeping and hugging each other. A group of teenagers taped a tribute, in childish handwriting, to a lamp post. Yesterday red roses, lilies and gerberas lay piled on the pavement next to a blue and white teddy bear where Danielle Beccan was shot. How can anyone kill an innocent 14-year-old girl? The people who did this should be locked away for ever." Two teenagers, Aleysha and Naomi Reid, said: "She did not deserve to be shot. But, as sure as night follows day, there will be reprisals." "All she was doing was hanging out with her friends, which has nothing to do with this. "But she wasn't the target - they were going for one of the lads with her. She was dropping to the floor when she was hit in the chest and stomach. She said she had tried to help Danielle: "I caught her in the alleyway and tried to stop the wound from bleeding but she had internal bleeding."Īnother girl added: "One of her friends saw a gun pointing out and shouted for everyone to get down but Danielle was too slow. I reckon they were heading to get the boys but they shot the girl instead of the boys." "I reckoned it was case of mistaken identity, because they were with a group of boys. I saw the car - a gold Citroën with blacked-out windows. "I was in street, and I heard the gunshots. There is still a core of individuals who believe the only way they can build their business is by using firearms."Ī 17-year-old local who did not want to be named said she saw the shooting. He added: "We still have a long long way to go.

Superintendent David Colbeck said they had received intelligence that there might be trouble at the fair, and measures had been put in place, but the information was not specific and the measures did not include additional patrols in St Ann's, where Danielle lived and was shot. They refused to give any details, other than it was a Nottinghamshire person "helping with their inquiries", but officers said there might be revenge attacks. Nottingham holds a Master of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Science in Speech Communication from Syracuse University.Last night Nottinghamshire police said an arrest was made on Saturday.

Nottingham began her career at WXST-FM in Charleston, S.C., as a co-host for “Morning Drive” and was named a 2005 Distinguished Woman of the New Millennium in Media. Prior to that, she was the morning anchor for “Good Morning Charleston” at WCIV-TV, where she received the South Carolina AP Award for Education Reporting. Previously, Nottingham served as the weekend anchor at WDJT-TV in Milwaukee, Wis., anchoring the weekend newscasts as well as serving as the primary fill-in anchor for the weekday evening news. She also served as a fill-in anchor for the weekday morning and evening newscasts. She will be based in Washington, D.C.īefore joining CBS, Nottingham was the weekend morning anchor at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, Pa., where she was the solo anchor of the Saturday and Sunday newscasts. Her appointment is effective immediately. Nottingham will report for CBS Newspath, the network’s 24-hour television news service to CBS stations and broadcasters throughout the world. Danielle Nottingham has been named a Correspondent for CBS Newspath in an announcement made today by John Frazee, Senior Vice President of News Services.
