Mom of 5 struck and killed by stray bullet while buying slushies with her kids: ‘It was just senseless’
Shakeela Martin, a “devoted mother to five children,” was tragically struck and killed in the middle of gunfire by the gas pumps at a BP in Ferguson, Missouri on the evening of June 28.
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US News Mom of 5 struck and killed by stray bullet while buying slushies with her kids: ‘It was just senseless’ By Ella Morrison Published July 3, 2026, 12:36 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A Missouri mother tragically died in front of her children when she was caught in the crossfire of two feuding groups at a gas station Tuesday evening, according to her family and police. Shakeela Martin, a “devoted mother to five children,” was buying slushies with her kids when she was killed at a BP in Ferguson on June 28, according to an online fundraiser organized by relatives. 5 Shakeela Martin, 35, died in front of her children after being shot at a gas station in Missouri.
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