Family, friends remember 17-year-old girl killed in shooting

WALNUT HILLS, Ohio (Angenette Levy) -- Natallie Segrist-Bellamah says she and her cousin, Kelsie Crow, were more like sisters. They were born two days apart in the same hospital. They spent a lot of time together playing soccer, shopping, eating at Chipotle and going to the basketball games that Kelsie loved. "Not a day went by that we didn't talk," said Segrist-Bellamah said. "She always made it clear to everybody around her that they were special and that she meant something big to her. And she was never judgmental. She was just the kind of person you could talk to about anything." Saturday night, Kelsie's life came to an end. She and two friends had left a Sweet 16 birthday party at the YMCA on Melrose Ave. They were in Kelsie's car down the street from the Y when 40 to 50 shots were fired. Detectives do not believe the shooting was part of something that started inside the party and spilled out into the street. A teenage boy and girl were also shot. They are recovering. We do not think the two females were targeted. We think they were innocent victims. And well just leave it at that," said Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell. Chief Blackwell would not comment on the teenage boy who was shot.Kelsie Crow was a good student and a standout soccer player at Purcell Marian High School. Police believe she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. "We're not going to rest until we bring the people or persons responsible to justice. This is a very heinous crime. We're disappointed, we're upset. This hurts our entire community," Chief Blackwell said after a prayer service Monday afternoon. Pastors and community members in Walnut Hills hosted the service at the Metropolitan CME Church, across the street from the YMCA. Pastors offered prayers and a sympathetic ear to Kelsie Crow's friends. They cannot believe that she's gone. "She kind of stayed to herself but she was outgoing. She was always nice. She would help me with homework and stuff like that," said Purcell Marian senior Elijah McKinney. Kelsie Crow shouldn't have died a teenager. She should have gone to college at UK or in South Carolina as she had hoped. Now her cousin wants someone to come forward with the answers that her family wants and deserves. "Do the right thing always because you know it hurts that we do not know," Segrist-Bellamah said. Purcell Marian students will return to class on Wednesday following Easter break. Grief counselors will be made available to them. Anyone with information about the shooting on Saturday night should call CrimeStoppers at 513.352.3040 Follow Angenette Levy on Twitter @angenette5 and LIKE her on Facebook.