The roar of engines followed by a moment of silence. Corey lafonts telltale blue mini cooper part of a parade of race cars that paused friday night to honor him. His mom behind the wheel. Its very overwhelming to see what everybody here has done for him. The track owners, all the racecar drivers and their families and crews. Cherise lafonts friday nights were spent here at the twin state speedway, the first friday since hes been gone. Right here. It hurts, but its what he would want. Cherise family and friends were decked out in the number 24, lafonts favorite. This tightknit racing Community Still in shock. On the same day he was laid to rest, the Attorney Generals Office released the name of the officer who shot lafont in the chest three times following some sort of altercation. As part of protocol, Corporal Ian Kibbe has been taken out of line duty while the ags office investigates. Of the Claremont Police department was the only officer on the scene when the shots were fired. While
Cherise shelley, love font lafont was laid to rest today. And while his mother says they want answers, tonight was not about that. Tonight was about honoring his life with car racing. The roar of engines followed by a moment of silence. Corey lafonts telltale blue mini cooper part of a parade of race cars that paused friday night to honor him. His mom behind the wheel. Its very overwhelming to see what everybody here has the track owners, all the racecar drivers and their families and crews. Cherise lafonts friday nights were spent here at the twin state speedway, the first friday since hes been gone. This is where his heart is, right here. It hurts, but its what he would want. Cherise family and friends were decked out in the number 24, still in shock. On the same day he was laid to rest, the Attorney Generals Office released the name of the officer who shot lafont in the chest three times following some sort of altercation. As part of protocol, Corporal Ian Kibbe has been taken out o