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  • Misty Holt-Singh: Funeral Set For Shooting Victim

    Misty Holt-Singh’s funeral has been set for 11 a.m. on Monday. The Stockton, California woman was killed in a bank robbery last Wednesday. Holt-Singh was used as a human sheild by one of the bank robbers who took her and three other people as hostages in their attempt to get away. The other two robbery suspects were also killed.

    The investigation is still continuing as police try to figure out just what happened and what went wrong to cause Misty Holt-Singh to lose her life on that day.

    “Clearly, the family and the community suffered a tragic loss,” attorney Greg Bentley said. “Misty was a loving mother, wife, sibling and community leader. The manner in which she lost her life is tragic and it raises questions, and the family has asked me to assist them in getting answers to those questions.

    “We’re asking that all dispatch logs, audio recordings, video footage and other communications be preserved and provided to the family. We also request that each department provide guidelines and protocol pertaining to pursuit, emergency response, use of weapons and use of deadly force. We look forward to a full, open and transparent investigation that is informative to the family as well as the citizens of Stockton.”

    Family members of Misty Holt-Singh spoke out almost immediately about her death. Her daughter, 12-year-old Mia Singh, was waiting in the car as the bank was robbed. She spoke out bravely during a press conference involving several members of the family.

    She shared some memories of her mother, saying,

    “I remember when I first started softball and how she’d always go to my games, and she’d always bring my orange juice because I always wanted it,” Mia said. “And when we’d be in the car to go somewhere, I’d always be on my phone Snapchatting, and she’d always try to get in them.”

    Misty Holt-Singh’s son, Paul Singh Jr., 19, also spoke at the conference.

    “I don’t want to have to think that what’s going on is true,” he said. “I wake up and I’m hoping that it’s a dream and that my mom’s going to be there, but she’s not, and it sucks. It’s hard.

    “She was loved by everyone – all my friends, all my teachers, my youth pastor. Everybody who knew her loved her, and it’s hard to think that she’s not there anymore. It still hasn’t sunk in.”

    So sad. Hopefully, there will be closure for this family and they will be able to move on with their lives without Misty Holt-Singh.

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  • Misty Holt-Singh: Sister Takes Higher Road In Grief

    Misty Holt-Singh was used as a human shield by bank robbery suspects on Wednesday and lost her life. She left behind children, a husband, and an extended family in a too early death.

    In addition to Misty Holt-Singh, two of the three suspects were also killed in the robbery-turned-car chase.

    Misty Holt-Singh was on her way with her daughter to meet her cousin and get her hair done when things went so terribly wrong. Holt-Singh’s cousin, Stephanie Miller Rodriguez, said of that dreadful day,

    “She and Mia were coming to get their hair done, but she didn’t show up. I texted her on her cell phone and her daughter texted me back saying that the bank was being held up and that her mom had been taken hostage. I came home thinking she was OK because Mia had her phone, but found out later that she was killed in the gunfire. I’ve just been in a state of shock since then.”

    Misty Holt-Singh left behind children, a husband, and a sister who is willing to take the high road when it comes to dealing with her suffering.

    “Even though my sister was the victim of a terrible crime, there are other people out there that have also lost someone,” she said. “We do need to give that family, those families, respect because they’ve lost someone they love too.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VhZCL1S0Fg

    Some of us might not be so graceful, especially losing a family member through someone else’s mistake or life choices.

    It was probably tough for Dawn Holt, Misty Holt-Singh’s sister, as well.

    “She was one of my best friends,” she said of her sister.

    “Today, a mother, wife, daughter and sister was taken from our family in a senseless tragedy,” Misty Holt-Singh’s sister-in-law Kumal Sidhu Singh said. “If there is a bigger plan, I really don’t understand. Our hearts are shattered…and our family will never again be the same.”

    Such a sad ending for Misty-Holt Singh. Hopefully her family will be able to find closure.

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