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Cheerleader Dies After Being Shot at High School Bonfire, Remembered for Having 'Spunk to Her Step'
Community displays strong support with pink ribbons as doctors say no surgery will help Kimber; her family hopes for a miracle and plans organ donation if she does not survive.
- This Friday, Kimber Mills, an 18-year-old Cleveland High School senior, was shot twice at a Pinson party and is fighting for her life at UAB Hospital.
- At a bonfire, a confrontation erupted after 27-year-old Steven Tyler Whitehead arrived and approached a guest, and Jefferson County deputies found multiple wounded victims after midnight.
- Doctors say there is no surgical option that would restore a meaningful life; UAB Hospital placed a DNR order and put her on assisted breathing and feeding measures as brain swelling worsens.
- Family and friends will say their goodbyes on Tuesday as an honor walk at UAB Hospital precedes organ donation, with Kimber Mills' heart and lungs set to help someone in need.
- Pink ribbons around town show residents rallying behind Mills, with more than 200 and over 100 people visiting the hospital Sunday; Mills had planned to attend the University of Alabama next year.
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Family, friends of Kimber Mills prepare to say goodbye
Family, friends of Kimber Mills prepare to say goodbye BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Family and friends of Kimber Mills will say their goodbyes to the 18-year-old on Tuesday. Mills is one of four people shot at a bonfire in Pinson Oct. 18. Kimber Mills Senior Photo(Studio 19 Photography) Her sister tells WBRC an honor walk will be held this afternoon at UAB Hospital for the Cleveland High School cheerleader as doctors prepare her for organ donation…
‘Bubbly’ Alabama cheerleader shot at bonfire will be taken off life support, organs will be donated
Kimber Mills, a "bubbly" Alabama cheerleader, will be taken off life support, with her organs donated after a Honor Walk at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, Tuesday afternoon.
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