17-Year-Old Crowned Homecoming Queen After Surviving Being Shot in the Head

17-Year-Old Crowned Homecoming Queen After Surviving Being Shot in the Head
Photo courtesy of Praying for Deserae Turner
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While the crowning of a homecoming king or queen is an honor to be proud of bestowed as a high school student, the crowning of 17-year-old Deserae Turner, of Logan, Utah, was something extra special.

At the age of 14, Deserae was lured by two older high school students, one of whom was her friend, into a ditch, where she was shot in the back of the head and left for dead.