‘A small hurdle in her story’: Sister of Howard U. homecoming shooting victim speaks out

Courtesy Haliyat Fowoshere

Courtesy Haliyat Fowoshere

Courtesy Haliyat Fowoshere ( 1 /3) toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jimmy Alexander speaks with Haliyat Fowoshere about her sister

Morgan State University senior Zariyat Fowoshere remembers hearing gunfire while she and her friends were on the sidewalk on Georgia Avenue during Howard University’s homecoming weekend.

“Her ears starting ringing. She never got the opportunity to even run,” Fowoshere’s sister, Haliyat, told WTOP. “She just was hit by the second or third bullet.

The bullet that police say 17-year-old Kaevaughn Dudley fired hit Fowoshere’s spine and led to a 12-hour emergency surgery.

“My reaction was my heart dropped from the moment I received the phone call that my sist