A fatal shooting on November 14 claimed the lives of two employees and reminded the community of the effects of gun violence.
News Channel 6 spoke to those at the scene:
“It seems to be an issue with these guns. These guns are out of control,” Abby Billinghurst said when asked about gun violence in the area. “Once you pull those triggers on those guns, you can’t put those bullets back! We need help with these young people,” Billinghurst said.
Billinghurst knows first hand what guns can do.”My daughter left New York and brought her son here and she wanted a better life for him,” she recalled. “A life where she didn’t have to worry about him going outside and getting shot and he walked right dead into it and got shot so,” she added.
Billinghurst’s grandson Tyrek was shot about a little more than a mile away from Po Boys, outside of the Magnolia Club. He’s had a long road to recovery ever since that night in 2018.