The aunt of the 4-year-old girl, when shot by a gunman in Times Square, recalled the moment the family felt the family was killed while running away for their lives – but said the “tough” little girl. Kept calm
Little Sky Martinez has been waiting since Saturday afternoon to shop for toys in line with his mom, 16-year-old aunt Dane Romero and other relatives, when a gunman opened fire in the crowd arguing with three others, Due to which he died. Two other understanders.
“He didn’t feel anything. Even when we saw that when we were on the corner, she was not crying, ”Romero told The Post on Sunday.
Romero, who also joined for the shopping trip, said he was yelling at a person before he was shot out at the tourist hub.
“Once they left, when they had started shooting, we ran away and didn’t notice that my niece was a hit until we were on the corner and we could see that he was bleeding,” he said.
Romero said that his niece, who was lying on her left leg, managed to remain calm.
“She is very tough, I think. She is always happy. There are times when she cries and stuffs.”
Romero said that Sky is still in the hospital, where he is in “stable condition”.
“She is doing fine. It is a tense situation, ”Romero told The Post.
But she said the shooting left her sister, Skye’s mother.
“he is nervous. Nobody knew what was going to happen and why she had to be the way she was [daughter] Because she is 4 years old, ”said Romero.
Romero called the police to track down the gunman responsible for the shooting.
“Please really catch her.” He is there and you don’t know why he did it, “she said.
“What if he hurts some other people?” “Because if he is able to do it in a place where there are so many people like Times Square and don’t care, what is going to stop him from doing it again?” ”
Reached by phone on Sunday, Sky’s mother Sonia Romero declined to comment on the shooting.
“Our priority is taking care of my daughter,” she told the Post.
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