Memorial Unveiled for the Beatties Ford Four
The anniversary of the Beatties ford road mass shooting is approaching and the community is making sure the names of those lost will never be forgotten.
On Friday, members of the community and the families of Jamaa Cassell, Christopher Gleaton, Kelly Miller and Dairyon Stevenson gathered at the corner of Beatties Ford Road and Catherine Simmons Avenue for a dedication by Charlotte’s Alternatives to Violence program.
Everyone reflected on the day, honored the fathers in attendance, and remembered the four killed during the mass shooting on June 22, 2020.
CMPD announced Friday that the FBI added an additional $30,000 to go toward the reward money in this case, bringing the total reward to $47,300.
No arrests have been made.
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