By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 1:45 PM, Apr 26, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-26 13:46:24-04
The suspected shooter, whose name has not been released due to his age, was also charged with the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Riley was killed April 8 at about 4:46 p.m. along the 2300 block of Afton Avenue in South Richmond.
âI lost my first love, my firstborn, best friend,â Jaywan s mother Toneca Riley said days after her son s death. âHe grew up with me. Heâs always been my hero, my protector.â
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Jaywan and Toneca Riley
She said she believed her son died protecting his girlfriend from what she called an abusive situation.
I m honestly lost, but I have to be strong for him. I have to.
Vigil honors Jaywan Riley, 15-year-old Richmond boy killed
By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 9:31 AM, Apr 11, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-12 00:01:49-04
RICHMOND, Va. A vigil Sunday celebrated the life of a 15-year-old boy killed in South Richmond whose mother remembered him as a responsible, well-mannered hero who was in to school and sports.
Police were called to the 2300 block of Afton Avenue in Bellemeade for a report of a person shot just after 4:45 p.m. Thursday. Officers arrived and found a juvenile male who was suffering an apparent gunshot wound, James Mercante with Richmond Police said. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injury.
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