LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

A mother in Louisville is grappling with the trauma of witnessing her friend being fatally shot while they were walking their children to the bus stop.

The tragedy unfolded in front of several children, leaving the community in shock.

Kendra LaRue, who was at the scene, described the chaos and fear during the shooting.

"My first reaction is children," she said. "I screamed, I yelled, I made everybody get down. I have children running this way, children running to the Y. Children running over there, right along with my daughter and a couple of our friends, and then my second reaction is to the person who is on the ground."

LaRue said she is no stranger to gun violence but had never experienced it so personally.

"To actually be in the midst of it and actually seeing s

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