SEATTLE, Wash. — Family and friends are mourning the loss of a student who was hit and killed by a rolling car outside of Washington Middle School in Seattle last week.
Arsema Barekew was 12 years old.
Police say that around 1 p.m., the car, which did not have a driver inside, rolled about 75 yards backward on 20th Place South, hitting the girl as she was walking to recess.
KIRO 7 spoke to the family on Tuesday—just five days after her passing.
Reporter Deborah Horne will share their story tonight at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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