Family, friends rallying behind girl who lost fingers from explosive device

Sunday, September 1, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- On Sunday, a community in Philadelphia's Hunting Park section rallied behind a 9-year-old girl who was injured after grabbing an explosive device.

The block party on West Airdrie Street was in support of Jabrayah Smith.
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Smith lost three fingers back on June 30 after she says she grabbed an explosive out of her 7-year-old sister's hands.

Family and friends at Sunday's party wore shirts with a special phrase "My sister's keeper" on the back in her honor.
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The family says so far they've raised $1,000 to cover her medical bills but they're hoping to raise $40,000 to help get her a robotic prosthetic.
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