Vada Vasquez the young Bronx girl struck by a stray bullet, has been taken off a ventilator, officials said Friday.
Vada is breathing on her own and is no longer under sedation at Lincoln Hospital, spokeswoman Renelda Walker said on Friday, adding that she remains in critical condition.
Vada's relatives were at her bedside and unavailable for comment.
The promising announcement came a day after the five gangbangers, including a 16-year-old boy, charged in the Monday shooting were tossed in jail.
The mother of Carvett Gentles, 16, Zelita Mighty, broke down in tears inside Bronx Criminal Court as her baby-faced son was led away in handcuffs Thursday.
Prosecutors say Gentles confessed.
Gentles' lawyer said Friday his client maintains his innocence.
"He denies the allegations," lawyer John Sandleitner said. "He's upset. He's deeply concerned. He understands the severity of this case."
Also ordered held without bail on attempted murder charges were: Rohan Francis, 18; Cleve Smith, 20; Clivie Smith, 19, and Dwayne Taylor, 23 - all reputed members of a gang of neighborhood thugs known as the Gorilla Stone Blood.
Vada, 15, was walking home from school Monday when a bullet exploded into the back of her head.
Authorities said the suspects were targeting 19-year-old Tyrone Creighton over a Rikers Island beef involving his brothers and an inmate identified as Joe Darrell.
Darrell declined comment at Rikers on Friday.
Creighton, who was hit in a lung, was in good condition at Lincoln HospitalRead more:

Sunday, December 13, 2009

WONDERING

LIVING IN NEW YORK PEOPLE ALWAYS FEEL UNPROTECTED. PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO WALK TO COLD DARK STREETS AT NIGHT. THERE FEAR OF GETTING HURT ALLOWS THEM TO TURN TO WEAPONS AND THINGS THAT HURT OTHER PEOPLE IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. FOR SOME PEOPLE ITS A SOURCE OF RESPECT. THAT IF THEY DONT CARRY WEAPONS THEY ARE NOT COOL OR NOT RESPECTED.
I KNOW WHERE IM FROM PEOPLE USE GUNS TO SOLVE ALL THERE PROBLEMS. WHETHER THEY KNOW IF ITS NOT RIGHT OR NOT THEY BELIEVE GUNS MAKE THE APPEAR TO BE SOMEONE. LITTLE DO THEY KNOW WHEN USING GUNS YOU ARE NOT ONLY HURTING YOURSELF BUT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU. ANYONE CAN BE HURT. EVEN THE INNOCENT. A PERSON GETS SHOT EVERYDAY IN THE WORLD AND MOAJORITY OF THE TIME THEY ARE HIT BY A STRAY BULLET. I IT FAIR THAT INNOCENT HUMAN BEINGS SHOULD LOSE THEIR LIVES BECAUSE OF THE IDIOTIC WAYS OF OTHERS? WHY IS PAIN AND SUFFERING THE SOURCE OF ONES FEAR? I BELIEVE WE NEED TO GET AS MANY GUNS OUT OF THE COMMUNITIES AS WE CAN. THE MORE GUNS WE ELIMINATE THE LESS PROBLEMS.
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  1. MaridaliaDecember 13, 2009 at 7:40 PM

    That's so true!. The Bronx is so violent, and the main cause is Gun violence.

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