'Unfortunately, I have to grow them up in my mind,' said Antonia Bailey. Her two children were killed in 2019. Now, she and other moms are working to help others.
INDIANAPOLIS — This past weekend, IMPD officers were called to seven shootings and two stabbings. Two people were killed and so far six arrests have been made in five of the cases.
Big dreams and aspirations were shattered on August 23, 2019, when the siblings were gunned down in an apartment as they were getting ready for school, Bailey said each shooting that impacts young people in the community is a reminder of the work that's left to be done. "DeAndre suffered a traumatic brain injury. He had seven strokes, which led to total paralysis from the waist down, so he is a quadriplegic. The traumatic brain injury also caused him to lose his voice, so he no longer speaks," said Dycus.
"We just have to keep going. We have to continue to do the work. These moments like we had over the weekend, losing so many young people. Having people non fatally wounded, having people shot and taken — it just lets us know we have to keep going," said Dycus.
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