DNAinfo reports that Darrin Rodgers died in his mother’s arms. When she heard shots, Lelia Rodgers ran outside and saw her son on the ground. ”I ran out and held him,” she said. “I kept asking him to talk, saying, ‘I’m right here.’ He took three breaths, and that was it.” Read more here.
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