two young girls shot in Clarksdale 07-10-08

TWO GIRLS PLAYING OUTSIDE IN CLARKSDALE ARE SHOT. one is seriously injured. her mother says, "SHE IS A FUN LITTLE GIRL, LOVES TO PLAY, LOVES TO READ, AND LOVES TO STAY OUTSIDE." BUT 10-YEAR-OLD QUAMESHA GILES' DAY OF FUN WITH HER 13-YEAR-OLD COUSIN TOOK A TURN FOR THE WORSE TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN CLARKSDALE.  GUNFIRE RANG OUT IN THE FRONT YARD OF THEIR GARFIELD STREET HOME. A BULLET GRAZED THE 13-YEAR-OLD, BUT QUAMESHA WASN'T SO LUCKY. a spokesman for the police department says, "SHE WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD. AS OF THIS MORNING SHE WAS IN CRITICAL CONDITION, BUT GOOD CONDITION. THEY ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HER RECOVERY." POLICE FINGERED 18-YEAR-OLD TRISTIAN HARRIS AS THE SHOOTER.  THEY SAY HARRIS GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH TWO MEN. HE NOW FACES TWO AGGRAVATED ASSAULT CHARGES.  WHILE QUAMESHA CONTINUES TO RECOVER, HER FAMILY HOPES THIS SHOOTING WILL SEND A STRONG MESSAGE. the mom lamented, "THESE JUVENILES WITH THESE GUNS. THEY HAVE GOT TO BE STOPPED, THEY HAVE GOT TO STOP." BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T STOP USING GUNS RECKLESSLY, THEY COULD BE FACING SOME HARD TIME. ABC SIX SPOKE WITH QUAMESHA'S MOTHER THIS AFTERNOON. SHE SAYS A FUND HAS BEEN SET UP FOR HER DAUGHTER THROUGH PLEASANT VALLEY CHURCH. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A DONATION YOU CAN SEND IT TO P-O BOX 255. CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI, 38614.  AS FOR HER QUAMESHA'S COUSIN, SHE HAS BEEN TREATED AND RELEASED FROM AN AREA HOSPITAL.