He had so much life to live, so much more mistakes to make and so much more lessons to learn," said a speaker at the vigil. Hundreds gathered on Tuesday night to release balloons and speaks about the boys. I feel like if that is done, we can prevent it from happening again," said Griffin. "We need a lot of leaders right now, and this is the time we will need a lot of leaders, a lot of people to speak up. Griffin thinks young people in her community need more support in the way of positive programs and mentors. "I grew up in Southeast Raleigh and it was very tragic, you know. We have to sit together as a community," said Griffin. in Raleigh’s Martin Luther King Memorial Park. Local therapist Jasmine Griffin has been organizing the vigils, including another one planned for Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. " begging our community to be thoughtful and kind during this time to those families and those communities." "It's not a call any parents want to receive and I would ask all adults to think about that before you start talking about what those students may have doing and why it occured," said Johnson-Hostler. Johnson-Hostler said she wanted to remind adults who may be addressing who these students were or weren't to model good behavior and keep in mind there are families who are grieving. We are providing counseling and support for the school families that knew these students."ĭuring Tuesday night's Wake County school board meeting, school board member Monika Jonson-Hostler gave remarks about the students who died in Sunday's crash. "It's a tragedy that we're all connected to. "The number of our students involved adds another layer of difficulty and really shock," said Wake County Superintendent Cathy Moore. Williams attended Lumberton Senior High School but had previously attended Wake schools. Strayhon went to South Garner High School.Dennis was a student at Wake Forest High School.We don't really know what to say."įour of the teens who died were enrolled in Wake County schools. "Everybody is taking this really hard," said Kimberly Brown, the aunt of Lebron Staton. The boys, 13-year-old Mi-Keal Freeman, 14-year-old Lebron Staton, 14-year-old Zymeer Dennis, 17-year-old Jeremiah Williams, and 17-year-old Kamari Strayhorn were remembered at a vigil last night, and the families have set up Go Fund Me pages to help with funeral expenses.įamily members of the crash victims tell WRAL News they are seeking answers too in this unimaginable tragedy.
Raleigh police confirmed the vehicle, a gold 2013 Lexus RX300, was reported stolen from a home in Northeast Raleigh in September.Īt this time, it is not known who took the car or how the boys came into possession of the car.
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