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Friends and family remember UW-Madison student

Darnell Adkins on Monday remembered his 21-year-old daughter, Shanica. He recalled she played the angel Gabriel in a church program.

“One thing I do know,” Adkins said. “She is definitely with the angels now. She is definitely with the Lord. My daughter believed. My daughter is gone, but she is definitely not forgotten.”

About 200 friends and family members attended a tribute at UW-MadisonĂ¢??s Memorial Union for the Milwaukee student. She was killed when an SUV being chased by police rammed into the car in which she was a passenger on Dec. 31, authorities said.