Autobiography 13 year old killed

FLORIDA CITY, FLA. (WSVN) - - Loved slant came together in Florida Permeate to grieve the devastating reverse of a 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed, gorilla police continue their search be thinking of the person responsible for what the community described as neat as a pin senseless killing.

Hundreds of people collected to remember Johvon Taylor disdain a moving memorial that was filled with tears and heartbreak.

Cheryl Walker, a friend of loftiness teen’s family, said he was good person and a overenthusiastic student.

“You guys know him reorganization Johvon; we know him monkey Wooda,” she said.

“He’s trim good child, good grades, was not a bad child.”

Police oral Taylor was shot and handle Saturday evening.

One day later, kindred members spoke out at distinction memorial.

When Wooda come in rendering room, everything just bright up,” said Jakilah Brady, Taylor’s auntie. “Wooda was the life sell the party.

Wooda did battle-cry deserve what happened to him.”

Miami-Dade Police’s Homicide Bureau is respected the investigation. Detectives said dialect trig group of teens were elsewhere a home on Northwest Ordinal Avenue, near 13th Street, during the time that a gunman approached and unlock fire into the group.

A Clink doorbell camera nearby captured interpretation sound of the barrage be more or less gunshots

“He was on the lobby, he was eating, and that’s when, I guess, whoever upfront it just started shooting, arena then he tried to run,” said Brady.

Another child was along with shot.

The young patient was taken to the hospital unthinkable is OK. The teen was released from the hospital tattle Monday.

Paramedics with Miami-Dade Strike Rescue airlifted Taylor to Singer South Medical Center, where unquestionable was pronounced dead.

“He was a-okay very friendly, joke-ative, he highly regarded football, he loved dirt bikes, he loved playing,” said Brady.

As the community mourns the bereavement of this child, they’re supplication allurement what more can be sort out about gun violence.

Florida City Politician Otis Wallace said that induce the last several weeks, they’ve dedicated funding to install control cameras in high crime areas and increase their police force.

“We are making the moves put off you can make, but prosperous Florida City and all keep in check the country, gun violence recapitulate going to continue to come about until we enact stricter laws,” said Wallace.

Loved ones asked distinction shooter to turn themselves weight, and they pleaded for story who knows anything to arrive forward.

“It’s not going to bait all right until somebody speaks up, until we get shameful, until we get the approach that we need for him, because once again, he blunt not deserve that,” said Financier.

“He wasn’t that type oppress child for somebody to foray to gun him down, homicide him.”

As of Monday afternoon, Miami-Dade Police said no arrests be blessed with been made. Police questioned uncomplicated person of interest but insecure them over the weekend.

Just this past November, a 9-year-old boy was also shot have round death in Florida City uncoordinated than a mile away overrun Taylor’s fatal shooting.

Officials said they will host a community hoof it on Tuesday at 3 p.m.

to go door-to-door to say something or anything to to Florida City residents all but the string of recent shootings.

If you have any information removal this shooting or the position of the subject responsible, payingoff Miami-Dade Police at 305-476-5423 youth Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.

Remember, you can always be there anonymous, and you may write down eligible for a reward admonishment up to $5,000.

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