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Birmingham mom speaks of 2-year-old’s shooting death

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The mother of a 2-year-old Birmingham child who was shot and killed two weeks ago is speaking out for the first time. Briahn Smith described her son’s last minutes during a candlelight vigil on Thursday. She described how she prayed throughout the shooting, during the trip to the hospital, and while medical personnel were trying to…