Among the attendees were parents and loved ones of those lost to violent crime, and whether it’s been two years or two decades, the emotional wounds stay fresh.
NORFOLK, Va. —
Shana Turner is the founder of Hampton Roads Mothers Against Senseless Killings (M.A.S.K.). She started the organization after her son, Shaquille, was killed in 2017.
“He was murdered leaving work to go pick up his fiancée,” Turner said. “I’ve never been the same, but he was a beacon of light.”
Turner describes her son as a comedian, saying people still tell her about the impact he had on their lives.
Turner co-hosted a crime victims’ rights forum Tuesday night, alongside Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, Pastor Calvin Durham of New Hope Church of God in Christ and local law enforcement leaders.
Among the attendees were parents and loved ones of those lost to violent crime, and whether it’s been two years or …