She died in a hail of bullets at a tire shop - her mom says she was targeted, but she doesn't know

Kimberly Gentry still has the prom dress her daughter wore as a high school senior.

“I got it made for her but she kind of went with the design,” said Gentry, holding up a silver dress.

It was a time of celebration. Gentry says her daughter was looking forward to the future, but a year and a half later, Paige Torregano, 19, was killed in a double shooting, not far from her New Orleans East home.

“Someone called and said the car Paige was in got shot up,” said Gentry.

It happened back in September outside a tire shop on Chef Menteur Highway in the Plum Orchard neighborhood. Gentry says her daughter was getting a tire fixed with a friend. That’s when police say several men opened fire.

“My 15-year-old daughter called and said, ‘Mom, don’t come here. They have yellow tape everywhere,’” said Gentry.

Gentry says Torregano was still in the car when she got there but police wouldn’t let her see her Paige.

“They asked me whether she had a butterfly tattoo on the side of her leg. I was like, ‘Yeah.’ They was like, ‘That’s her,’” said Gentry.

Torregano died at the scene. Her friend was shot in the head but survived. She’s the niece of city councilman Oliver Thomas