In Alabama, the corridors of a hospital were lined with hundreds of mourners, all gathered to pay their last respects to a young cheerleader who was removed from life support following a tragic shooting incident.

Kimber Mills, an 18-year-old from Cleveland, was one of four individuals struck by gunfire near a highway close to Palmerdale on Saturday.

On Tuesday evening, Kimber was honored with a solemn procession through UAB Hospital as she was wheeled into surgery to become an organ donor, having been declared brain dead.

Heartfelt footage captured the poignant scene, showing the hallways filled with people as Kimber, accompanied by her loved ones and surrounded by stuffed animals, made her final journey.

The procession seemed to stretch endlessly, with many of the onlookers visibly moved to tears as they gathered to honor her memory.

Her family said doctors had told them her injuries were so severe she would not survive after she suffered gunshot wounds to the head and leg on Saturday night. 

The Daily Mail spoke with her sister Ashley Mills who said her heart was donated to a seven-year-old boy in Ohio and her lungs went to a woman in New York. 

‘We feel grateful she was able to live on, she loved everyone. We are so grateful that she had a huge impact on peoples lives’, Ashley said. 

The lines of people seemed almost endless as Kimber Mills passed through the hospital, many of those who gathered had tears in their eyes

Kimber, 18, of Cleveland, was one of four people who were hit with bullets close to a highway near Palmerdale on Saturday 

Speaking at a vigil held at her high school Monday night, Ashley added: ‘We shouldn’t be burying our little sister. 

‘It should be the other way around. It’s supposed to go from oldest to youngest not youngest first.

Steven Tyler Whitehead, 27, was charged with Kimber’s attempted murder

‘She wanted to do things that I wanted to that I wasn’t able to, like be a nurse, help people and that’s exactly what she was trying to do that night… just help.’ 

Steven Tyler Whitehead, 27,  was arrested following the shooting and was charged with three counts of attempted murder, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said.

The group were shot after a fight allegedly broke out. Kimber’s family says she did not know Whitehead. 

Ashley told WBRC: ‘He was trying to hit on a girl there and give her things that she didn’t want,’ in an apparent reference to a spiked drink.

‘We hope he gets what he deserves,’ she added. 

The shooting happened on a patch of private property known as ‘the pit’ where local teenagers gather to hang out and listen to music. 

Her family said doctors had told them her injuries were so severe she would not survive after she suffered gunshot wounds to the head and leg

The Daily Mail spoke with her sister Ashley Mills who said her heart was donated to a seven-year-old boy in Ohio and her lungs went to a woman in New York

Kimber was a well-liked cheerleader at Cleveland High School who aspired to become a nurse, Ashley said

A huge vigil was held for Kimber on the field of her high school on Monday evening, as family and friends prepare to say goodbye

Silas McCay, 21, was also shot at the party but managed to get up and walk behind Kimber as she was wheeled into surgery, his brother told CBS.

‘It was emotional,’ Shane McCay said. ‘As soon as she turned that corner, the whole hallway was crying. You can tell she was really loved by the whole community.’ 

Shane added that his brother is ‘doing pretty well.’ ‘He got shot ten times and he’s already up out of bed walking.’ Another shooting victim remains in hospital.

Dispatch recordings obtained by ABC3340 described a young woman who had been shot in the head. 

A GoFundMe page initially set up to raise cash for Kimber will reportedly be also used to help the other victims of the shooting.