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Neighbors living close to the park said they heard a series of loud sounds, whether firecrackers or gunfire, in rapid succession — shortly after 2:40 p.m.

"You were a smart, challenging, brave, uber-creative firecracker. There's not a lot left of those", he added.

She was a small-framed, firecracker of a woman, and no matter who is telling us about her, the fact that she outlived three husbands is always included.

But I still get chills from the Freeman moment, still remember the bursting firecracker sound of the hit, still remember his memorable waving of the bat in the air like a wand.

And for the next three years he was friends with that firecracker, until they started dating around Christmas of their senior year.