Nov 12, 2008 11:47 pm US/Eastern
Students Remember Fallen Dillard High Classmate
Police Report The Female Suspect, Also A Student, Called 911 From A Restaurant Across From The School Saying She Shot Her Classmate
I-Team data shows school violence rising
Students Plan On Holding A Prayer Vigil For Amanda On Thursday
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Shooting victim Amanda Collette
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Suspect held in a Fort Lauderdale police car.
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Late Wednesday night a flood of friends and neighbors visited Amanda Collette's home to let her family know that she is loved. The 15-year-old was killed in a shooting at Dillard High School on Wednesday.
From the outpouring of support its clear Amanda was loved by her friends and neighbors. Even though her family is grieving elsewhere, that didn't stop friends from visiting their home Wednesday night.
"I loved Amanda," said friend Yourisha Williams. "She was my best friend ever. I don't know why this happened to her; she never deserved this at all."
"I just know that I will miss her a lot, a whole lot," said Chrishalon Williams, another friend.
Friends and neighbors say she was smart, she was sweet, and she loved to dance ballet, tap and perform in her school's marching band.
"God wanted her," said Chrishalon. "I would've wanted her too. Everyone would."
Shooting suspect Teah Wimberly was questioned at police headquarters Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing her. The 15-year-old was held in connection to the fatal shooting of Amanda, a sophomore at the school, who died on Wednesday after being shot outside a classroom.
Collette was rushed to Broward General Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
Police say they found Wimberly at a nearby Captain Crabs restaurant after she called them.
Friends described the victim as a gifted dancer. A fellow student explained how she loved to dance, and she will always be remembered as being 'sweet and loving'.
Her uncle, Rick Jones, told
CBS4 Reporter Joan Murray, "After seeing it on the news, I called my sister and she called me back to say it was Amanda."
Friend Tanya Thomas said, "Amanda was just the sweetest… who was friends with my daughter."
As for Wimberly,
CBS4 Reporter Carey Codd learned from a student that the suspect texted the victim to meet her after class, to meet her near a vending machine, the place where she was shot.
"I was completely blank," said family friend Walter Wise. "I can't imagine what caused this. That's why I'm here now, to find out what happened, and what may have motivated her, if she did it."
Broward Superintendent Jim Notter called the incident isolated, adding that the school community was ''devastated.'' He said counselors were at the school assisting students.
Wimberly will spend the night at the Juvenile Detention Center. Thursday she will appear before a judge on the first degree murder charge. She is charged as a juvenile now, but prosecutors could charge her as an adult at a later date.
The students told
CBS4's Natalia Zea they plan to hold a prayer vigil for Amanda Thursday at the school, so they can say goodbye to her together. Amanda's classmates also plan to wear all-white to school, to honor a friend who they call a fallen angel.
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