>>>They threw a birthday party for a little 2 year old girl. She wasn't there. No, she was gunned down in her front yard earlier this week. C'mon New Orleans: THIS MUST STOP!
NEW ORLEANS -- A community gathered Thursday to honor a slain toddler.
Keira Holmes would have turned 2 years old Thursday had it not been for a shooting that took her life last Sunday. New Orleans police said the child was gunned down while she was playing in front of her home in the 3300 block of Erato Street in Central City.
Family and friends hosted a Hello Kitty-themed party Thursday because relatives said that was the child's favorite character. Family members also teamed up with APEX to hold a toy drive, and all the toys donated are handed out to children who attended the party.
The child's grandmother, Renee Holmes, said she is feeling a mix of emotions.
"To see kids smile, because we can't see her smile, so to make them happy makes us happy inside when we bury (Keira) tomorrow," Renee Holmes said.
Keira Holmes' birthday party will continue until 8 p.m. at the venue on Tchoupitoulas Street, while family members said the funeral is set for Friday at the Abundant Life Tabernacle on Franklin Avenue. Visitation begins at 9 a.m., and the service will begin an hour later.
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