Loved ones release balloons to remember 44-year-old shot and killed
Camille Syed
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - In remembrance of Tyerune Blocker, 44, who was shot and killed, loved ones released balloons not to just mourn his loss but also celebrate his life.
More than 50 friends, family and neighbors arrived at Monteocha Park in Gainesville for the memorial.
Blocker’s cousin and great friend Sybil Young spoke with him just days before he passed and never saw this coming.
“You know it’s just something I never thought would happen to him, never imagined happening to him,” Young said.