Her home shot up, witness' mother offered relocation aid

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The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office offered relocation services Wednesday to a Wynnefield family whose home was riddled with gunfire in an apparent case of witness intimidation.

Sharletta Ambey's rowhouse was hit by almost 20 bullets one night in late July while she was inside with her fiancé, three youngest children, and toddler grandson. The Inquirer on Wednesday profiled Ambey and her family.

Police suspect the attack was meant to intimidate her son Anthony Shelley, 19, who is scheduled to be called to testify next month against a man who allegedly shot him in the face in January on a playground.

Shelley was not home when his mother's house was fired upon, and no one was injured. Police have not made an arrest in the July 20 attack.

On Wednesday, the District Attorney's Office offered Ambey assistance through the Pennsylvania witness relocation program, said Leland Kent, executive director of victim, witness, and neighborhood services.

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I've never fully understood the so-called 'don't snitch' culture..."How dare you testify against me after I shot you in the face!"