NEW YORK — Camika Shelby says her son Nigel 'never met a stranger.'
NEW YORK — Camika Shelby says her son Nigel “never met a stranger."She told ABC News that her son loved to entertain and share his bubbly personality with others, going out of his way to uplift them despite the hardship he experienced as a Black, gay kid in Huntsville, Alabama. Shelby says it was no surprise to her when her son"came out."Home was a loving, supportive place for Nigel, but his mother says everything changed once he got to Huntsville High School.
“Everybody recognizes this picture but not a lot of people know the story behind the hoodie that he had on,” Shelby said. “Our district continues to mourn the passing of Nigel Shelby, a freshman who tragically died by suicide at his home after school in 2019," Huntsville City Schools said in a statement to ABC News."While HCS typically does not discuss active litigation, we encourage students to utilize the district's longstanding resources in place to promote the social emotional needs of students.
“I’m doing everything I can to keep my head above the water,” she said. “It’s a struggle with learning how to live without him when for 15 years he was my purpose. For 15 years, he was my motivation. And within a blink of an eye, he was just gone."
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