Mother of six tragically lost her life after meeting up to fight
A mother of six tragically lost her life after meeting up to fight with someone she had been arguing with online. According to New Orleans police, the victim, identified as 25-year-old Brittney Ussin, was found Monday suffering from a gunshot wound to the body near the intersection of Teche and Ptolemy Street. _____________________________________________ Investigators say a social media dispute led to Ussin meeting up near McDonough Park to fight. Witnesses say only two people were fighting initially, but more people joined in as the fight continued. Witnesses say Ussin attempted to stop the figuring at one point by “spraying a substance” on the participants. _____________________________________________ But as the women continued to fight another woman, 32-year-old Nayiondra Woolridge, pulled up to the scene and fired a shot striking Ussin. Witnesses and cellphone video helped police identify Woolridge. Ussin’s family says she came into the world as an unexpected twin and left unexpectedly. They wish the women had talked out their differences because the families know each other very well. _____________________________________________ “We should have been able to talk this out. We know this family personally,” said Cotrena McIntyre, Ussin’s aunt. Woolridge who is reportedly the mother of nine children, has been charged with second-degree murder, simple battery and two counts of aggravate