The Rev. Michael Yarbrough (R) his wife, Sonya, and their late daughter, Areyelle Yarbough (inset). | ABC 33 40 NEWS
A grieving Alabama pastor and his wife called on residents who witnessed the fatal shooting of their daughter in a public Birmingham park on Easter Sunday to come forward and help the police catch her killer.
Areyelle Yarbrough, the 32-year-old daughter of the Rev. Michael Yarbrough of Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church and his wife, Sonya, was shot in the head at Patton Park at about 7 p.m. on Easter. Five other victims, ages 21, 17, 16, 15, and 4, were also wounded. The 16-year-old boy was shot in the right hip while another female was shot in the chest.
Parents remember victim of deadly Patton Park shooting, police still call for answers
Family remembers woman shot, killed at Patton Park By Randi Hildreth | April 14, 2021 at 5:39 AM CDT - Updated April 14 at 5:40 AM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The parents of a woman killed in that Easter Sunday shooting at Patton Park continue to grieve the loss of their daughter and now feel called to speak out against the gun violence that claimed her life.
“I’ve yet to cry. It hasn’t hit me totally yet,” said Michael Yarbrough.
His tone is heavy and his hands are crossed. His wife sits close by his side.
The Rev. Michael Yarbrough (R) his wife, Sonya, and their late daughter, Areyelle Yarbough (inset). | ABC 33 40 NEWS
A grieving Alabama pastor and his wife called on residents who witnessed the fatal shooting of their daughter in a public Birmingham park on Easter Sunday to come forward and help the police catch her killer.
Areyelle Yarbrough, the 32-year-old daughter of the Rev. Michael Yarbrough of Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church and his wife, Sonya, was shot in the head at Patton Park at about 7 p.m. on Easter. Five other victims, ages 21, 17, 16, 15, and 4, were also wounded. The 16-year-old boy was shot in the right hip while another female was shot in the chest.
‘A true miracle’: Youngest Birmingham park shooting victim makes everyone laugh, smile, mom says
Updated Apr 09, 11:59 AM;
Posted Apr 09, 11:55 AM
Justice Holness, 5, is recovering after he was one of six people shot in Birmingham s Patton Park. (Contributed)
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Justice Holness, 5, was one of six people shot when someone opened fire inside the park on Easter night. Areyelle Yarbough, 32, was killed. Her funeral with be held Saturday with the eulogy to be delivered by her father, the Rev. Michael Yarbrough.
The other victims, ages 21, 17, 16 and 15, are continuing to recover as well.
“He’s making everyone smile and laugh,’ Amaryllis Holness said Friday of her son. “He’s a true miracle.”
Cory Pettway, with the Jefferson County Millennial Democrats speaks during a press conference held at W.C. Patton Park in East Birmingham. Pettway is among those calling for justice in the shooting death of 32-year-old Areyelle M. Yarbrough that happened at the park on Sunday. (Erica Wright, The Birmingham Times)
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Comedian and Birmingham native Rickey Smiley, the Birmingham Urban League and the Jefferson County Commission are among entities offering a total of more than $24,000 for information about a shooting at W.C. Patton Park on Easter Sunday that claimed the life of a 32-year-old bystander and hospitalized five others including a 5-year-old.