Girl fatally struck by police vehicle was headed to store
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Girl fatally struck by police vehicle was headed to store

Associated Press  

RED OAK, Iowa — A 12-year-old Iowa girl who was struck and killed by a police vehicle that was headed to an apartment fire had been on her way to a grocery store to buy snacks with a gift card she got for Christmas, her older sister said. Alex Dinkla said the crash happened Monday night as a Red Oak police cruiser headed to the fire with its lights and sirens on. The Red Oak Fire Department said a stove was the only thing damaged in the blaze and that there were no injuries. “We wanted to really give her a chance at a good life, a normal life as a child, to grow up and get to experience life, enjoy success, and grow up to make her mark on the world,” James Shirley said.

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