Bella steps toward recovery at home after Missaukee Co. shooting

Bella Padilla-Everitt said that when people think of her, she wants them to think about her cat, Smokey (pictured).

Timeline of Events According to information released by the Michigan State police: Troopers were dispatched at approximately 11:40 a.m. on Aug.

14 to a home on South LaChance Road in Lake Township after receiving a report that someone had been shot.

At the home, troopers found Bella Padilla-Everitt, 13, who had been shot.