21 Savage’s household is grieving after a 14-year-old linked to the rapper died in a Stockbridge taking pictures that left his sister critically injured.

21 Savage misplaced a member of the family this week in one of the crucial heartbreaking methods conceivable.

A 14-year-old boy linked to the Atlanta rapper’s household dedicated suicide on Wednesday afternoon in Stockbridge, Georgia, after an unintended taking pictures left his youthful sister combating for her life.

The incident has reignited conversations about youth entry to firearms and the psychological toll of trauma on youngsters.

The boy’s grandmother, Sharon Smith, has been his main caregiver since infancy and spoke concerning the weight of what occurred.

She described a toddler who was dedicated to her, somebody who’d push her wheelchair when her physique ached and present her unconditional love each single day.

“It wasn’t nothing on this world he wouldn’t do for me,” she stated, her voice carrying the ache of somebody who raised a toddler from 11 months outdated solely to lose him to despair.

What makes this tragedy much more complicated is the query no person can reply: the place did a 14-year-old get a gun?

Based on Smith, the boy bought it on the road for $200, however the household nonetheless doesn’t know who offered it to him.

She’s demanding accountability from whoever put that weapon in a toddler’s fingers.

“One thing must be performed with the one who offered them the gun trigger if he would have by no means purchased that gun, this wouldn’t by no means occurred,” Smith stated.

The boy’s 12-year-old sister, Lyric, is presently hospitalized after being shot within the neck.

She’s had three surgical procedures on her neck and vocal cords, and her household doesn’t but know when she’ll be capable to come residence.

The household is combating for her restoration whereas concurrently grieving the lack of her brother.

This tragedy compounds an already devastating 12 months for the Shirley household. Simply weeks earlier, one other cousin, 13-year-old DeMarcus, was killed in a drive-by taking pictures in DeKalb County.

Two youngsters from the identical household misplaced to gun violence in a matter of weeks.

The household launched a press release calling for the neighborhood to assist get unlawful firearms off the streets and shield youngsters from mindless violence.

Based on 11Alive, the household is asking for prayers and privateness as they navigate this unimaginable loss.

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