SHARON HILL, Pa. - It’s been one year since Fanta Bility was shot and killed by police at a high school football game.
The community gathered Saturday at one of her favorite spots in Sharon Hill to honor and remember a shining life cut way too short."I look forward to this day because it’s been a year and we need to remember this young lady and we need to know who this family is," a speaker at Fanta's memorial said.A heartbroken mother, surrounded and supported by family, friends and even strangers, struggles to come to grips with the fact she has been without her daughter for an entire year.RELATED HEADLINES:Police say on August 27, 2021, Bility and her family were leaving the Academy Park High School football field among a crowd of fans when a shooting between two young men erupted.
Bullets from that shooting came in the direction of three Sharon Hill Police officers, who were monitoring the crowd.The officers returned fire, shooting toward a car they believed was involved in the initial gunfire, striking the car and members of the crowd.
Fanta Bility was fatally struck by the officer’s bullets, according to officials.A year later, the family has gathered to not just seek justice, but to ensure Fanta Bility is remembered."Fanta had a very giving spirit.