Tuesday night, her devastated mother demanded to know who shot her, a young woman with her whole life ahead of her, and why.
“I’m sad. You know, Cierra was a beautiful kid. She was always smiling and I’m going to miss that, you know,” Lashawn Young said.
Around 200 people mourned Young at the vigil, where they hugged through tears on the sidewalk at the intersection where she was shot.
“It was a total shock. I was praying that she would be OK, Leshawn Young said. But then I found out she wasn’t OK.
Young’s family said they believe she was the victim of road rage, but police said the murder is still under investigation.