Only two days after she was struck by a stray bullet while sitting outside her home, an anti-violence activist joined her friends and family for a rally for peace in Wilmington, Delaware.
"I just thank God that I'm still here," said 56-year-old Cherry Allen.
On Monday, around 5:30 p.m., Allen was sitting on her steps with her grandchildren on the 400 block of W. 25th Street in Wilmington when two unidentified gunman opened fire on another person at the intersection of W. 25th and N. Madison streets.
Allen was struck in the chest during the shooting. Investigators don’t believe she was the intended target. No one else was injured.
Investigators say the two gunmen fled the scene. They have not yet released a description of the suspects.
Allen was taken to Christiana Hospital where she underwent a successful surgery. She was later released from the hospital and was back in her neighborhood on Wednesday.
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Allen, along with the Wilmington Peacekeepers, a group she helped started, returned to the scene of the shooting for an anti-violence rally.
In spite of what happened to her, Allen was not vengeful and instead said it was time for young people to put down their weapons and strive for peace.
The suspects in the shooting remain on the loose.
If you have any information on their whereabouts, please call Wilmington Police.
