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A tragic shooting has left a community in mourning as a 12-year-old boy was fatally shot in his bedroom. The Atlanta Police have charged a 14-year-old with murder in connection to the incident.
In a heartfelt vigil held on Sunday night, over 100 people came together to honor the memory of young Cameron Coney, who tragically lost his life at home just the day before.
The Atlanta Police Department has confirmed that a 14-year-old suspect is facing murder charges, as reported by WXIA.
Those closest to Cameron fondly recalled his joyful spirit. Family members shared that he cherished spending time with his cousins and enjoyed playful wrestling matches with his sisters.
“That’s what he did, be aggravating, be loud, be obnoxious,” Cameron’s aunt, Latosha Coney, reminisced. “He didn’t care if he had on dirty clothes because in his eyes, Cameron was still the freshest in the room. That was Cameron.”
They said the middle schooler loved to snag their leftovers and play football.
“Cameron played for any and everybody’s team in the city of Atlanta, Big Cam, number 51,” Coney said.
Police said Cameron’s mother was home at the time of the shooting and called 911.
“Cameron’s said friends were in Cameron’s home, brought a gun in the house with them,” Coney said. “I was told that one of them pointed a gun at all of the friends in there, and when he got to Cameron, the gun was touching Cameron’s chest, and he shot.”
One of the photos displayed at the vigil was of Cameron and his mother going to a dance in his last year of elementary school. Next year would have been his last year in middle school. One of life’s many milestones, Saturday’s violence took from his family.
“We hope that parents, for one, know where their kids are,” Coney said. “We hope that parents have life insurance on their kids. We hope that Cameron’s name forever lives on.”
Coney is asking people to pray for the family, especially Cameron’s mother and three siblings.
The family has started an online fundraiser to help the family with funeral expenses and other immediate needs.