Celebration of life held for 3-year-old shot and killed in DC a year ago

It’s been one year since 3-year-old Ty’ah Settles was tragically killed — an innocent victim in a hail of gunfire on Hartford Street in Southeast D.C.

Family and friends gathered at the site for a celebration of life Saturday night. The pain is still sharp.

“The family is still devastated. They’re overcoming their obstacles and hurdles, but this is not an easy job,” said Bernard Brown, Ty’ah’s godfather. “Every day they wake up they look for their baby girl. They look for their baby girl to say, ‘I want this to eat.’ They look for their baby girl to say, ‘Hey, I want to put on Mickey Mouse.’ So it’s kinda hard.”…

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