Waco mother partners with non-profit after losing daughter to domestic violence
Sakyra Young was 21 years old when she was shot by her boyfriend in Waco. Now, mother Latoya Wells is working with a new non-profit to fight domestic violence. Author: Andrew Moore Updated: 10:16 PM CST December 12, 2020
WACO, Texas Latoya Wells lost her daughter, 21-year-old Sakyra Young, on August 14, 2020. Police said Michael Howard Jr. shot young during a domestic violence incident.
Now Wells is working with new nonprofit InFinitye UNited to provide other women in that situation a safe person to talk to and a safe place to go.
Wells said women who find themselves being abused often do not want to tell family, and it was the same way with her daughter when Wells tried to intervene.