LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On Jan. 4, 2019, the household of Little Rock native Destiny Dennis was modified ceaselessly after she was shot and killed in Florida.
“This a day I’ll never forget. It plays repeatedly in my mind,” Dennis’ mother Emily Martin mentioned.
The final time Dennis’ household noticed her was on Dec. 26, 2018. Just 9 days later, her life was minimize quick on the age of 21 in Jacksonville, Florida.
“The story is that they were heading through Jacksonville and stopped at a gas station, and someone tried to rob them, and he shot in the car and shot her,” Martin mentioned.
Inside the automobile was Dennis’ boyfriend on the time and her 6-month-old daughter Marle’i, who Martin now raises.
Martin mentioned having Marle’i is “probably the only thing that has kept me going.”
Marle’i is now 4 years previous, and Martin mentioned she’s asking questions on her mother, which makes her need justice for Dennis much more.
“When the time comes when I have to have that difficult conversation with her daughter, the person needs to know there is another person involved that’s going to want to know ‘what happened to my mom?’,” Martin mentioned.
After 4 years, nonetheless not figuring out what occurred to Dennis or who killed her is hard for the household, however Martin mentioned remembering the great instances is what retains them robust.
“It’s not positive that she’s not here, but I’m positive that God does everything for a reason,” Martin mentioned.
KARK 4 News spoke with Martin and different family members at Brodie Creek Park in Little Rock.
Brodie Creek is the place Martin mentioned her and her daughter would spend a lot of time collectively and is “a place where i can feel close and have good memories” of Destiny.
Jacksonville Florida Police Department was reached out to for extra information associated to the investigation however because it’s nonetheless open, no particulars have been launched.
