Not long after a fatal bullet pierced Hadiya Pendleton’s back, her round face -- its espresso eyes and easy smile -- had become a national symbol of innocence robbed.

The slaying of the Chicago sophomore who had recently performed as a majorette at President Obama’s inauguration drew a senator’s demand for gun control, the president’s condolences and national hand-wringing over the violence that claimed the life of an innocent teenager in a park.

Now a chilling echo from Hadiya’s past has surfaced: a public service announcement she made as a sixth-grader to denounce gang violence.

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