PHILADELPHIA — Fanta Bility didn’t want to go to the Academy Park High School football game last August. She wanted to stay home — football didn’t interest her much.
But her older sister, Mamasu, was making her debut as a member of the school’s cheerleading squad. And if there was one thing the 8-year-old loved, it was her family.
Hours later, Fanta was dead, killed by police officers responding to a shooting outside the game. Saturday will mark a year since that day, a grim anniversary for her family, who are staging a day of protest and remembrance in the girl’s honor in Sharon Hill.
