Angela Michelle Carr, Jerrald Gallion and AJ Laguerre Jr were shot fatally when a gunman opened fire in a Dollar General store
. The sheriff said writings left by the killer, a 21-year-old white man, made clear that he was motivated by racism. Each victim was Black.
“I never thought I’d have to bury my baby brother,” Quan Laguerre said Monday outside the family’s house not far from the store.AJ Laguerre Jr, 19, was the youngest of five siblings, all raised by their grandmother after their mother died in 2009, his brother said. The family celebrated in 2022 when AJ, like his older siblings before him, graduated from high school.
“He had dreams and aspirations of being a professional streamer,” Quan said. “So after he would get off work, he’d just stay up until 3 or 4 in the morning just grinding, you know, trying to get that stance and have followers.”
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